DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE Current Service Position January 2016

Purpose Respond to the board wishing for an update on this vulnerable group Over 15,000 crimes of DA reported to the Police in Hull alone Estimate 25,000 victims in the city and 18k children impacted

What does Domestic Violence & abuse look like? Sophie’s Story -a short film

Services Provided Face to face and telephone support to victims at the point of crisis – including to victims hospitalised Support to victims referred after DA event by Police MARAC safety planning for high risk cases (multi agency) Sanctuary scheme to keep vulnerable victims in their own home safely (where possible) Support through the personal safety measures IDVA/ISVA role Male Victims Perpetrator programme (Strength to Change) TVAP programme (provided via ASB and Youth Justice teams)

Work Volumes (via Hull DAP) 480 open cases as at October Women and 66 men supported by 12 staff (av. caseload 40 pp) 851 new clients to service since Nov referrals (287 repeat referrals) in 12 months to 31/10/ different perpetrators of DA/DV 150 high risk & 221 medium risk cases In October 2015, 1 in 5 referrals were repeat referrals for support Female: male referral rate is 7.68:1 Children impacted by DV in Oct ‘15 is victims benefitted from Sanctuary Scheme – to keep people safe in their own home Christmas and subsequent few months will have a big impact on the numbers of referrals. MARAC cases are now at cases heard each month

Location of DV reported incidences

The Team & Governance Strategic Domestic Abuse Service Manager (Grade 12) Domestic Abuse Practice Team Leader (Grade 9) Domestic Abuse Practitioner (Grade 7) Domestic Abuse Safeguarding Team Leader (Grade 9) Domestic Abuse Practitioner (Grade 7) Domestic Abuse Prevention Officer (Grade 8) Mens Practitioner (Grade 7) Mens Worker (Grade 7) Specialist family Practitioner (Grade 7) Team employed by HCC Other agency staff embedded Co-located with Police PVP team CSP leads strategy with DV forum CSP responsible for DVHR Safeguarding Adults board has responsibility for supporting Vulnerable Adults since ASC reforms Domestic Abuse Practitioner (11 FTE) will work flexibly to both team leaders depending on the advice and support needed (1 current vacancy)

Costs and Funding Income Sources Budget SourceAmount Hull CC Gen Fund309,000 Hull CC Public Health210,000 Housing Revenue Account60,000 Government Grant35,000 Total614,000 Expenditure Amount Staffing570,000 Sanctuary Scheme37,000 Other non-pay7,000 Total614,000

Broader Costs Criminal investigations A DV Homicide can cost in excess of £1m in criminal justice sector Cost of prison sentences (£34.9k pa) – Troubled Families Cost Savings Calculator 2015 Support cost of DV case (£12.3k) – Troubled Families Cost Savings Calculator 2015 Unsighted on Healthcare costs GP visits A&E presentations Ongoing Mental Health support Substance dependency treatment Ambulance Call-outs Impact on children and their education Social care costs

Challenges to Delivery Increasing reporting to the police = greater demand for support Building capacity to meet demand Inclusion of age group Inter-familiar violence Violence towards parents Changes to Benefits/Universal Credit putting pressure on finances/relationships will increase incidences and demand for support Findings from the City’s first Domestic Violence Homicide Review (DVHR) imminent Euro 2016 will increase the risk and demand for services and support during June & July

Are we fit for purpose? We are fit for purpose as a sector and the quality of provision is high, but currently under-resourced for demand. Some sectors putting up closed signs Some agencies with increasing backlog of cases Need to reduce high risk cases Greatest demand requiring multi-agency response Our most vulnerable victims and children

Challenges to Commissioners How could we address the increasing demand? Strength to Change Perpetrator programme expansion to reduce and change potential perpetrators Specialist services for year old victims and perpetrators Greater capacity to deliver education programmes in schools, colleges and universities How do we provide stability of service given high risk cases require longer term support? How do we maintain a high quality provision of service? Overall reduction on the costs to the public purse across all sectors.

The Future Team restructured within existing funding to give minimal additional capacity (Complete Jan ‘16) Public Health funding agreement due to end in 2017, but already had 10% in year cut 2015/16 HRA funding under significant pressure General fund under pressure (10-20% over 4 years) Government Grant for IDVA/ISVA service (£35k) not confirmed beyond 15/16 Demand for support is rising DV support services beyond HCC are at saturation with agencies having to close doors to new client referrals.

Within our team, staff are struggling with volume of referrals, with almost half receiving vicarious trauma counselling Need to reduce the caseload by around 100 open cases to bring us to Safelives recommended levels (max 30 per person) Risk of increased need to undertake DV Homicide reviews – 1 currently in progress – no budget provision for these. Legislative change includes criminalisation of coercive control – an often hidden form of abuse – we have yet to see the impact of this New Strategy being written with partners – wider consultation about to start The Future

Everybody’s Challenge Promoting reporting to tackle the crime is encouraged, but leads to increased demand for support How can we ensure that provision meets growing demands against a backdrop of increasing family pressure? How do we get a positive outcome to Sophie’s story and that of the other 480 victims currently receiving support?