Ofsted works closely with the Care Quality Commission, HMI Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and HMI Probation, carrying out joint inspections to see how well local agencies in an area work together to protect children. Children living with domestic abuse was the focus of our inspection programme in 2016.

Social care, Cafcass, courts, and survivors: A closer look. Learn how survivors' experiences can shape better support for families affected by abuse.

Six essential tips for professionals working with LGBT+ parents who are survivors, from Millie Fry, specialist LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Caseworker and Idva at Galop.

Identification and hospital Idvas. Impactful investments by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in responding to domestic abuse.

The response of Children’s Social Care to matters of domestic abuse has changed drastically in the last few decades, however, there is still often a disparity between the risk we identify male perpetrators posing to that of female perpetrators.

The UK definition of domestic abuse is “any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.

A model that sees the whole picture for the whole family. Learn more about SafeLives’ ‘One Front Door’ model that links the needs of individuals and the families they belong to.

Join trainer Emma Robinson to discover how SafeLives is driving culture change in Children’s Social Care through innovative training on families and domestic abuse.

Rachel Tossell from NDADA writes about the mutual benefits of working alongside social workers in domestic abuse programmes with service users.