guidance is accompanied by key findings from analysis undertaken by Home Office researchers on a sample of forty DHRs from across England and Wales completed between 2013 and 2016. Updated Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme guidance often referred – to as Law” which sets out procedures that could be used by the “Clare’s – police to disclose information about an individual’s previous violent and abusive offending behaviour, where this may help protect their partner, or from violence or abuse. The 2016 England and sets out National Statement of Expectations, what local commissioners (Police and Crime Commissioners, Local Authorities or health commissioners) need to put in place to ensure their response to violence against women and girls is collaborative, robust and effective. The Welsh Context The Welsh policy and legislative landscape has prioritised Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Violence against Women for a number of years and the objectives and aims of this strategy encompass both the responsibilities and expectations of all partners working to address Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Violence against Women across the region. In 2010, the Wales to be Safe Strategy” set out an integrated, cross “Right government programme of action to tackle all forms of violence against women and children. This was refreshed in November 2016 and published as the Welsh Government’s National Strategy on Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence 2016 2021, itself a requirement of the Violence against Women – Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015. This Regional Strategy will also support the delivery of a number of key priorities in the Welsh Government Wales Forward” five-year plan, as well as the “Taking following relevant legislation: The Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 sets out seven wellbeing goals relevant to the prevention of Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Violence against Women and support of survivors. The Act puts in place a development principle” which requires public bodies to follow five ways “sustainable of working to ensure they work collaboratively with people and communities, avoid repeating past mistakes and to tackle some of the long-term challenges being faced. The five ways of working in the context of Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Violence against Women are: Prevention: Understanding and recognising that prevention and intervention are the overarching principles to tackling Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Violence against Women and improving outcomes victims, survivors and their families
guidance is accompanied by key findings from analysis undertaken by Home Office researchers on a sample of forty DHRs from across England and Wales completed between 2013 and 2016. Updated Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme guidance – often referred to as “Clare’s Law” – which sets out procedures that could be used by the police to disclose information about an individual’s previous violent and abusive offending behaviour, where this may help protect their partner, or from violence or abuse. The 2016 England and National Statement of Expectations, sets out what local commissioners (Police and Crime Commissioners, Local Authorities or health commissioners) need to put in place to ensure their response to violence against women and girls is collaborative, robust and effective. The Welsh Context The Welsh policy and legislative landscape has prioritised Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Violence against Women for a number of years and the objectives and aims of this strategy encompass both the responsibilities and expectations of all partners working to address Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Violence against Women across the region. In 2010, the Wales “Right to be Safe Strategy” set out an integrated, cross government programme of action to tackle all forms of violence against women and children. This was refreshed in November 2016 and published as the Welsh Government’s National Strategy on Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence 2016 – 2021, itself a requirement of the Violence against Women Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015. This Regional Strategy will also support the delivery of a number of key priorities in the Welsh Government “Taking Wales Forward” five-year plan, as well as the following relevant legislation: The Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 sets out seven wellbeing goals relevant to the prevention of Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Violence against Women and support of survivors. The Act puts in place a “sustainable development principle” which requires public bodies to follow five ways of working to ensure they work collaboratively with people and communities, avoid repeating past mistakes and to tackle some of the long-term challenges being faced. The five ways of working in the context of Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Violence against Women are: Prevention: Understanding and recognising that prevention and intervention are the overarching principles to tackling Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Violence against Women and improving outcomes victims, survivors and their families