Strategic Domestic Abuse Board

The Strategic Domestic Abuse Board is a statutory partnership board required as a result of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

Domestic abuse is a complex social problem which has a major impact on all individuals who are unfortunate enough to witness it, or become a victim to it. The work of the Strategic Domestic Abuse Board brings together leaders from the various partnerships that are involved in the work of the Community Safety Partnership. They are stakeholders in the process of identifying domestic abuse, and aiding recovery from domestic abuse instances. These groups include the East Riding Safeguarding Children's Partnership and the East Riding Safeguarding Adult's Board.

The Board meets every 2 months. It works in partnership with the operational domestic abuse sub-group, whose membership includes professionals working in services to support victims and families affected by domestic abuse. This includes the voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) sector.

The purpose of the Board

The Board is made up of strategic leaders who are responsible for commissioning and delivering domestic abuse services, to those who need them, in the East Riding.

They collaborate to make vital decisions regarding the completion of the assessment and development of the partnership’s East Riding Domestic Abuse Strategy, which is reviewed every 3 years.

East Riding Domestic Abuse Strategy - find out more

Voice of the Victim is considered as a key representation within the Board, as it reflects the thoughts and feelings of the victims of domestic abuse. It helps the Board make better decisions that are more helpful for people using their services, and helps improve those services so they work better for everyone.
 Domestic abuse charities and other voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations, who primarily work with victims, their children, and their families, also significantly contribute to decision-making.

Membership of the Strategic Domestic Abuse Board

Members of the Strategic Domestic Abuse Board are from organisations who have contributed to the commissioning of domestic abuse services in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Membership consists of the following members:

• East Riding of Yorkshire Council:
  • director of children and young people support and safeguarding services
  • director of locality wellbeing and safeguarding
  • director of housing, transportation and public protection
  • domestic abuse and safeguarding partnerships service manager (board manager and Victim and Children's Voice representative)
• Humberside Police:
  • Chief Superintendent
• East Riding Integrated Care Board (ICB):
  • lead safeguarding nurse / representative / director
• National Probation Service for Hull and East Riding:
  • head of National Probation Service / lead representative
• independent scrutineer / Chair for the Adults and Children’s Safeguarding Partnerships
• VCSE sector lead representative (currently commissioned provider Community Vision).

East Riding Domestic Abuse Strategy

The Domestic Abuse Strategy sends a clear statement from all the agencies involved in working with adults and children affected by domestic abuse that it will not be tolerated. The East Riding Community Safety Partnership, and the Strategic Domestic Abuse Board, have developed a partnership-wide Domestic Abuse Strategy for the East Riding.

This is the second system-wide partnership strategy for domestic abuse in the East Riding, and sets out the aims and objectives for all partners in addressing and responding to domestic abuse over the next three years.

Domestic Homicide Reviews

Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) were established on a statutory basis under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) are responsible for undertaking DHRs where the death of a person, aged 16 or over, may have resulted from violence, abuse, or neglect by:

• a relative
• a household member
• someone he or she has been in an intimate relationship with.