Gwent Domestic Abuse Pathfinder Project

Project Overview - Denise Puckett

Aim of the Presentation

To provide the background, overview and aims of the project

First Things First – Introductions

ABHB employee since 1996 as a Manager in

modernisation, service commissioning and improvement

2005-2010 – seconded to Welsh Government as Head of Equality & Human Rights – H&SSDG

2010 – Mar 2013 – seconded to Gwent Police as Chief Staff Officer for Domestic Abuse for ACPO & 43 UK Police forces on DA

Mar 2013 – Mar 2014 – seconded to Torfaen CBC for GDAPP

Issues in Tackling Domestic Abuse –

Locally & Nationally

• A range of legislation, recommendations and guidance – Wales / UK / UN

• Financial allocation, planning & delivery of services is complicated, disordered, and not based on evidenced needs assessment, or a clear funding framework

• Many strategies, operating plans, delivery plans and fora – with no clear governance or accountability framework

• No overview of services provided, to whom, if it is adequate, efficient and makes a difference

• No consistent strategic performance framework, performance indicators or information sharing protocols

• No clear guidance on what support/services and action organisations can/should be providing

• Organisational approach to meeting needs – not victim/needs led

• Un-accredited training programmes being delivered

• No mainstreaming of lessons learnt or research findings

Domestic Abuse Strategic Directions

Welsh Government

Right to be Safe

10,000 Safer Lives

Forth coming Bill – June 2014

Equality Act 2010

Human Rights Act

Home Office

Ministry of Justice

PCC

Older Persons Commissioner for Wales – Framework for Action

NICE / RCGP – expected Feb 2014

UN Convention on the Elimination of Violence Against Women

UN CRC

UNCHR

3 key areas of WG VAWG Bill

1. Improving leadership and accountability

2. Improving education and awareness

3. Strengthening services in Wales

Due to be launched June 2014

NICE guidelines currently being developed for launch in Feb 2014

Pan Gwent

Domestic Abuse Project The Lead Project Sponsor is Alison Ward, CEO – reporting to G7

Project funded by Welsh Government VAWDA Team

Project Task and Finish Group with senior representation from all LA’s, Health, Police, Probation, Welsh Government, Academic Professor and the Voluntary Sector

Six Key Workstream Areas identified

Work being led in partnership with Gwent Domestic Abuse Coordinators and Lead Executive Sponsors

Undertaken victim, family, professional and citizen engagement

Hosted a National Domestic Abuse Conference in December 2013

8 Fundamental Questions

1. Who is accountable for domestic abuse in Gwent?

2. What is the level of need known / potential?

3. What services do we have / not have?

4. How much does it cost?

5. How do we work together to make citizens safe?

6. How do we know it works?

7. How do we prevent / reduce risk of harm and encourage people to seek help when they need it?

8. How do we keep improving?

Domestic Abuse in Gwent

• On average 9,000 incidents of domestic abuse reported to the Police a

year

• A third of these result in crimes

• 12% average high risk rate (via MARACs)

• Daily Domestic Abuse Conference Call (DACC)

• Legislation, funding, guidance from both UK Government and devolved

Welsh Government

• 15,795 additional young people covered since the adoption of the

change in definition (2.73% pop)

• Potentially 27,339 men and 38,274 women (65,613) experiencing

domestic abuse across Gwent

• Excellent history of partnership working and approach to domestic abuse

Key Workstream Areas Draft Project Plan - Gwent Domestic Abuse Pathfinder Project - Key Workstream Areas

Work stream 1 - Leadership, Governance and Accountability

Karon Eyers & Helena Hunt

Clear vision, aims and objectives

Identify Baseline - Regional Needs Assessment - Cross-sector strategic review

analysis - Develop comprehensive strategic

/legislative narrative brief

Review current accountability/ scrutiny map - Prepare local, regional and national

stakeholder map - Develop communication plan - Review current meeting structure

Undertake market, cost, resource and gap analysis - Identify and map resource

allocation and contracts management

Clarify individual and collective roles and responsibilities

Develop Regional Risk Register

Develop regional commissioning intentions report

Develop regional DA Strategic Framework

Work stream 3: Collaborative Information Sharing, Risk Management & Safeguarding – Rachel Allen-Ian Roberts 1. Map DA pathway, with v/p/c/f and orgs (subway) 4. Multi agency IT and case management 2. Protocols and procedures for DACC, MARAC and Clare’s Law, etc 5. Overarching WASPI

3. Map criminal justice pathway & support and Civil Law options 6. Regional / National DHR Chair Register

Work stream 4: Performance management framework & data collection – Karon Eyers – Mike

Nicholson 1. Review current data and performance indicators 4. Establish Regional Performance Group 2. Review National best practice 5. Develop incidence map, by ward etc 3. Develop Regional report card and performance report

5.1 Early Intervention & Prevention - All 1. Develop PG strategy for Health relationship awareness in education and youth settings 2. Identify cross sector key early intervention and prevention plans 3. Develop multi-agency approach

Work stream 6: Offender and perpetrator management – Cath James – Peter Keen, Heather

Nicholls 1. Offender profiling (strategic overview) 4. Information technology (offender hub) planning 2. Offender analytical products (detailed documents) 5. Support consistent implementation of Respect 3. Offender management pathway accreditation

Work stream 5: Early Intervention & Prevention Awareness Workforce Development –

Simon Burch

5.2 Public Awareness: Cath James 1. Regional brand 4. Regional Information Portal 2. Develop regional communication/engagement plan 5. Regional White Ribbon Status 3. Collate regional live directories of services

5.3 Workforce development / Training: Immy Lee 1. PG Training Needs Analysis linked to RNA 5. Approval of training packages 2. Review current training provision 6. Quality assurance 3. PG Training Framework & delivery plan 7. Development of continuous learning 4. Costs, funding and resources process

V5_GDAPP – July 2013

Work stream 2: Service provision (victims, perpetrators, children & families) Immy Lee& Cath James – Sue Evans & Frances Beecher 1. Mapping of current service provision, capacity and funding 4. Service user needs assessment 2. Gap and risk analysis 5. Regional Delivery Plan Framework 3. Service user involvement 6. Contract Management

Cost of Domestic Abuse - Gwent

16-59 yr

olds (male

and female)

Total

Costs (Exc

Human

Costs)

Physical &

Mental

Health Care

Criminal

Justice

Costs

Social

Services

Costs

Housing

and

Refuges

Costs

Civil

Legal

Services

Costs

Lost

Economic

Output*

Human &

Emotional

Costs

Total &

Human

Costs

LA Area Thousands £Millions £Millions £Millions £Millions £Millions £Millions £Millions £Millions £Millions

Caerphilly 87 17.7 5.3 3 0.9 0.6 1.2 5.9 30.5 48.2

Blaenau Gwent 34 7 2.1 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 2.3 12 19

Torfaen 44 9 2.7 2 0.4 0.3 0.6 3 15.5 24.5

Monmouthshire 40 8.2 2.5 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 2.7 14.2 22.4

Newport 70 14.3 4.3 4.3 0.7 0.5 1 4.8 24.7 39

Gwent 275 56.2 16.9 13.3 2.7 1.9 3.9 18.7 96.9 153.1

Cost by Sector

Tertiary

Prevention

High Risk

Secondary Prevention

Standard / Medium Risk Those identified as “at risk”

(Selected)

Primary Prevention

Citizens in General – (Universal)

Tertiary Prevention

High Risk

Victims and perpetrators

(Identified)

Early Intervention & Prevent Escalation

DACC, DAIU, IDVA, DA Helpline, Front Line Practitioners,

Signposting, Target Hardening, IFST, “Operation Encompass”,

Floating Support, Civil Law Remedies, Professionals Training,

Claire’s Law, POVA, MAPPA, Special Measures, Community Service, IDAP, DA Workplace

Policies, Safety Planning, Victim Support, Mental Health Support

Crisis Intervention & Reduce Recidivism

MARAC, DACC, IDVA, Refuge, DAIU, SDVC, DACC, DHR,Civil Law

Remedies, Front Line Practitioners,Target Hardening,

TECSOS, DA Helpline, IFST, Floating Support, IDAP, Prison, Special

Measures, Professionals Training, DA Wokplace Policies, Claires’s Law,

Child Protection Register, Looked After Children, Safety Planning, Victim Support,MAPPA,POVA,

Mental Health Support,

Awareness – Prevention & Early Recognition

Media awareness campaigns,

events and action days, Mandatory basic training in programmes-teacher/nurse training, induction training,, School based and education

initiatives, Bystander interventions, community

initiatives, Sure Start Training

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Long term and on-going approaches which aim to prevent form ever happening by

changing attitudes, values and structures that sustain inequality and violence

What success looks like

• Clarity of leadership, accountability and governance

• Identification of needs – victim, offender, families and children

• Understanding of resource allocation

• Identification and understanding of evidence base, data and performance

• A clear commonality strategy, delivery and commissioning plan

• Local operational plans dealing with local priorities

• Formally structured fora with clear accountability networks

• Improved information sharing underpinned by protocols

• Consistent approach to improving public awareness

• Holistic training framework for a tiered approach to domestic abuse

• A clear model of intervention and prevention, with the victim and family at

the heart of it, with effective services which are consistent and of a high

quality

Current Status

• Task & Finish Group currently considering governance

and delivery structures

• Service provision and data review to feedback Feb on

findings and analysis

• Engagement Project undertaken to be published end

of Feb 2014

• Final report & recommendations end of March 2014

Thank you – Any Questions?