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Domestic Abuse Forum (DAF)
The Domestic Abuse Forum (DAF) falls under the Community Safety Partnership and membership includes officers from the following services.
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Isle of Wight Council (Children’s Services, Adults’ Social Care, Public Health, Local Member portfolio holder for Community Safety).
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Hampshire Constabulary.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service.
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NHS Trust.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Probation Service.
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Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Service providers for those suffering from Domestic Abuse (YOU Trust, WOW, Hampton Trust and Barnardo’s).
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Service providers for those suffering from drug and alcohol related issues.
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Office of the Police Crime Commissioner.
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Isle of Wight College
The forum, held quarterly provides effective leadership in the areas of domestic abuse to ensure shared strategic objectives and joint approach across all services and sectors promoting multi agency working, collective decision-making and comprehensive information sharing and data collection.
DAF strategy and priorities
View the current Strategic Document (PDF, 298KB, 13 pages).
The current priorities for the DAF are:
1. To prevent domestic abuse (and associated harm) from taking place
2. To plan and deliver co-ordinated, effective and sustainable services to victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse
3. To understand our local needs and priorities for future planning with regards to domestic abuse services
If you wish to discuss the work of the DAF further or any news, events or training which you would like us to consider, please contact us using the message service, alternatively our contact details can be found the 'contact' tab above.
View the DAF Action Plan
View the DAF Action Plan Summary
View the IW Domestic Abuse Referral Pathway
Domestic Abuse Poster
A poster campaign launched across the island. Download the current poster.
Training for Professionals
The Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (SCP) and Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) continually run training ad events within the community on domestic abuse, please see below links for further information on the courses available:
· SCP http://www.iowscp.org.uk/training
· LSAB https://www.iowsab.org.uk/events