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Dear Slough Borough Council,

I am requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) regarding the following:
1. Has Slough Borough Council Children’s Services department arranged for its social care staff to attend domestic abuse training on The Safe & Together Model? (As set out in the BASW England: Domestic Abuse Guidance for social workers April 2021).
2. If the answer to question 1 is yes, please tell us the number of staff in this department, and by their job title, that have attended this training as of 8th August 2022.
3. If the answer to question 1 is no, please tell us if your children’s services department has arranged for its social care staff to attend domestic abuse training on Women’s Aid Change That Lasts Programme? (As set out in the BASW England: Domestic Abuse Guidance for social workers April 2021).
4. If the answer to questions 1 and 3 is no, please tell us if your children’s services department has provided any other specific training to staff to deal with domestic abuse cases?
5. If the answer to question 4 is yes, please tell me the name of this training, how it was delivered, it’s duration and whether it was mandatory or optional?
6. If the answer to question 4 is yes, please also tell us the number of staff in this department, and by their job title, that have attended this training as of 8th August 2022?
7. If the answer to questions 1 and 3 is no, please tell us if your children’s services department has provided any other specific training to staff on Controlling and Coercive Behaviours (Coercive Control) to deal with domestic abuse cases?
8. If the answer to question 7 is yes, please tell me the name of this training, how it was delivered, it’s duration and whether it was mandatory or optional?
9. Has Slough Borough Council Children’s Services department arranged for its social care staff to attend training on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (and the Statutory Guidance July 2022)?
10. If the answer to question 9 is yes, please tell us the number of staff in this department, and by their job title, that have attended this training as of 8th August 2022.

Yours sincerely,
Tracy Thompson
Out of (His) Control
Twitter: @outofhiscontrol

FOI, Slough Borough Council

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Dear Tracy Thompson,

 

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_FreedomOfInformation, Slough Borough Council

Dear Tracy Thompson,

 

Thank you for your FOI request dated 12^th August and patience whilst the
information was obtained and double checked.

 

Please find the response below.

 

Regards,

 

Slough Borough Council

FOI Officer

 

 

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Out of his Control

Dear _FreedomOfInformation,

There is no response attached. Please can you attach the response again.

Yours sincerely,

Out of his Control

_FreedomOfInformation, Slough Borough Council

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Dear Tracy Thompson,

Please see attached the response attached, the answers are in blue.

Slough Borough Council
FOI Officer

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