Cardiff review

Awareness raising about domestic abuse, how and to whom to report it and the associated services that are available to victims (for overseas students in particular) should be commissioned

Efforts should be made to engage with the Chinese communities in Cardiff specifically around domestic abuse and the services that are available to victims

That agencies should explore whether contingency plans can be put in place to mitigate the impact of a victim not being contactable by telephone.

To seek to develop with the police an updated Information sharing protocol to include a means of identifying whether a victim of domestic abuse is a student

South Wales Police to work towards finalisation of the Information Sharing Protocol currently in development to strengthen and enhance the sharing of safeguarding information between the force and the universities in its area.

Training to be amended to reflect the importance of enquiring about and recording on PPNs where victims and/or perpetrators of domestic abuse are university students and where they study.

Risk-assessment processes to be updated to include the sharing of PPNs with Police Student Liaison Officers where either the victim or perpetrator disclose that they are university students.

The importance of speaking to the reporting person to clarify information and recording accurately any differences between the original report and subsequent details provided by them. If there is no additional information provided, this must also be recorded.

The need to challenge victims and perpetrators with the information provided by the reporting person where appropriate.

The requirement to record all relevant information on the PPN, including phone numbers and any additional contextual information.

That health professionals seek clarity from the Home Office about what information can be disclosed about a perpetrator and in what circumstances

That health professionals seek that their obligations around the disclosure of medical information is encapsulated in statute rather than merely in the Home Office guidance and Department of Health recommendations

General Practitioner (GP) practices in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to consider using a standardised proforma compatible with the Department of Sexual Health guidance when consulting with patients within the GP surgery on sexual health matters. NICE guidelines indicate that specific questions asked help people to disclose their past or current experiences of violence or abuse

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board ensure that domestic abuse training for staff is compatible with the National Training Framework set out by Welsh Government

Cardiff and Vale GP practices demonstrate that they are compatible with domestic abuse training for staff in line with the Welsh Government National Training Framework

Cardiff and Vale UHB to remind staff of their individual accountability to patient documentation relating to legibility and robust documentation including appropriate presentation and compatibility of history