Elmbridge review

CSP analyse their existing response to domestic abuse and seek to develop a more complete and enhanced approach to this issue through the mechanism of a Coordinated Community Response to domestic abuse.

Develop and trial individual and community interventions using the concept of co-production, to enhance the borough’s response to victims of domestic abuse.

Ensure that the agreed intention of providing Police information about vulnerable people to relevant agencies, including schools is promulgated with urgency.

Undertake a cost-benefit analysis to establish the viability of implementing an additional referral pathway between police and Domestic Abuse Outreach services in cases where the DASH risk assessment system has not been successfully completed.

Deliver training for Contact Centre staff to ensure a sound grasp of the dynamics of domestic violence and to equip them with the skills and information necessary to respond appropriately to victims of domestic abuse.

Develop for all frontline staff (including staff in contact centres and control rooms) clear referral pathways to specialist domestic abuse support services and related agencies.

Provide enhanced risk identification and awareness training to ensure Public Protection Unit supervisors have adequately informed oversight of domestic abuse cases.

Surrey Police to use this DHR process and the development from the recommendations to audit its policies and practice to ensure the developments are embedded in practice (within 6 months of publication of the report).

Integrate domestic abuse awareness into safeguarding training for all staff (and ensure those staff already trained in safeguarding receive this training).

Integrate the Spiralling toolkit into PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) education.

Request the Joint Commissioning Board to commission the IRIS programme within the area.

Debt advisory services to develop a system where those individuals with County Court Judgements (or similar) relating to debt are provided with information about domestic abuse support services and support to assist in the resolution of the case.

HM Government to develop the statutory guidance for DHRs to specifically include private medical care and oblige such organisations to participate in the DHR process.

NHS England to respond to the gaps that emerge between private and national health care providers which may threaten the safety of adult and child survivors of domestic abuse.