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Protection

Improving the Focus on Domestic Abuse

Multi-Agency Audit Domestic Abuse Conference

Over the last year the Board has been committed to The Board held a Domestic Abuse Conference in May
improving the focus of domestic abuse within adult 2017. This was used to continue to raise awareness of
safeguarding. Alongside other initiatives and activities the subject, develop multi-agency working, and also
this included a multi-agency audit into the subject: highlight the need to improve appropriate reporting into
Local Authority adult safeguarding teams.

Domestic Abuse Audit: What did we Learn?

Mental capacity issues were not consistently
Yasmin Khan
considered or evidenced.
CEO of the
HALO Project
The quality of referral speaking at the Board’s
information was good, and Individual’s views Domestic Abuse
were not always
when information was recorded or Conference

missing, further enquiries evidenced.
were conducted. 48%

There is a need There was evidence of good

to consider the multi-agency working to This popular event was attended by 100 professionals
‘Think Family’ investigate the concerns
approach. and safety plan. and speakers, providing an important opportunity for
delegates to network and discuss ways to improve
partnership working arrangements.

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Local Authority Cleveland Police Data
Enquiries

34% of Safeguarding Concerns for Domestic Abuse Recorded Crime: 7,295
resulted in a Section 42 Enquiry being conducted by Domestic abuse
the four Local Authorities across Tees in 2017-18.

This is higher than the average for all other types of 5,438
abuse in that year.

48% 2015-16 2017-18

48%
44%

48%
2015-16: 50

2016-17: 80

2017-18: 106

Total number of Section 42 Enquiries Repeat Victims of Domestic Abuse
conducted by the four Local Authorities

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