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Domestic Violence
East Sussex County Council chairs the Domestic
Violence Group.
The group brings together partner agencies
across Hastings & St Leonards to form and sustain initiatives
to meet the targets set in the Safer Hastings Strategy 2005-08.
Their targets are:
- To increase the number of domestic violence incidents
reported to the police where there was a power of arrest
in which the power of arrest was made relating to the incident
- To reduce the number of repeat victims of domestic violence
in Hastings
The group has a number of key tasks by which
it aims to achieve these reductions. These tasks are:
- Provide a comprehensive service to all victims of domestic
violence or abuse through inter-agency working
- Seek funding to sustain and increase current service
provision for victims, perpetrators and families
- Raise awareness through quarterly
newsletter
- Raise awareness of White Ribbon Day
So far, the Domestic Violence Group’s
Public Service Agreement (PSA) initiative at the Conquest
Hospital received a Home Office Award. PSA targets have been
consistently met and the Hastings White Ribbon Benefit Gig
is an annual success, usually generating more than £1,000
per event in ticket and raffle sales.
Following the establishment of the Hastings
& Rother Domestic Violence Reduction Panel, repeat domestic
violence incidents reduced from 49 per cent in 2002 to 25
per cent in 2005.
To find out more about the Domestic Violence
Group, contact East Sussex Domestic Violence Coordinator Jacquie
Ballard on 01323 466527 or at Jacquie.ballard@eastsussex.gov.uk.
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