Response to MHCLG consultation

The MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) launched a consultation on the future delivery of support to victims and their children in accommodation-based domestic abuse services. The consultation sought feedback to improve the provision and delivery of support within safe accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse.  Our response welcomes the proposals for a statutory duty to provide accommodation services but raises that the current definition is far too narrow and can only work as part of a wider responsibility to commission specialist domestic abuse support in the community for all family members.

Read our response covering:

• the need for a whole family approach
• inclusion of Idvas and other community-based services
• requirement for specialist services
• the need for a ‘whole housing approach’