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Consultation outcome: Domestic Abuse Act statutory guidance

Home Office

April 13
09:07 2023

Domestic Abuse Act 2021 statutory guidance consultation: government response

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Detail of outcome

This document provides an overview of responses received following a public consultation held between 3 August 2021 and 14 September 2021, summarising the key themes and how the responses informed the final Domestic Abuse Act 2021 statutory guidance document.

Original consultation

Summary

We are consulting on draft statutory guidance for implementing the definition of domestic abuse.

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

On 29 April the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 received Royal Assent. This consultation seeks views on draft domestic abuse statutory guidance which will support the implementation of the definition of domestic abuse at sections 1 to 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act.

The key objectives of the guidance are to:

  • provide clear information on what domestic abuse is in order to assist with its identification
  • provide guidance and support to frontline professionals, who have responsibilities for safeguarding and supporting victims of domestic abuse, for example through outlining relevant strategic and operational frameworks
  • improve the institutional response to domestic abuse by conveying best practice and standards for commissioning responses

The guidance extends to England and to Wales insof

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