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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Children as victims of domestic abuse - This section has been updated following receipt of product author checks. These amendments are limited to very minor punctuation or syntactical changes, removing capitals when unnecessary and updating a report date. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Approaches to risk assessment IDVA link updated. Penultimate bullet added, commences ‘Known trigger points…’ HBV swapped to HBA. Changed and added to the text at the end regarding DARA. Added sentence ‘Since this recommendation…’ and ‘Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment…’ DARA learning materials linked to College Learn. Particular issues affecting certain groups of victims Deleted ‘For further information’ – link is out of date and no replacements available. Victims from different cultural backgrounds ‘Violence’ changed to ‘abuse’; HBV changed to HBA – all occurrences. ‘For further information…’ – deleted Resolution link. Changed CPS to updated wording and link. Added signpost and links to Multi-agency statutory guidance for FM, and FM resource pack. Victims with insecure or uncertain immigration status 2nd paragraph, last line – added ‘They may particularly fear the loss of their children.’ Immigration Rules link corrected. ‘For further information see’ – one source no longer available, deleted this and removed bullets as only one remaining. Updated signposting and link to Women’s Aid resource. Information sharing with immigration enforcement First sentence, deleted ‘approved by Chief Constables’ Council on 23 April 2020.’ Male victims Updated name of charity from Men’s Advice Line to Respect and corrected the link. Corrected the links for the UK Gold Book; the Mankind Initiative; the Oak Book. ‘For further information see’ – deleted the CPS signpost and link. Added Domestic Abuse Commissioner support signpost and link; Respect Men’s Advice Line signpost and link. Victims from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities HBV changed to HBA. ‘For further information’ – Added signpost and link to APP Victim and witness care. Corrected broken links to the Control Wheel and CPS advice. ‘Organisations that can assist…’ – corrected links to GALOP, Stonewall and Stonewall Scotland. ‘For further information see’ – deleted the first bulleted link and took away bullets. Corrected the remaining signpost and link to Donovan et al. Scottish Transgender Alliance link and signpost wording corrected. ONS signpost wording and link corrected. Victims with a disability Inserted the word ‘significantly’ prior to ‘more likely to experience DA’, mid-paragraph. Removed the specific ONS percentages line as this is quickly out of date and fluctuates annually. Updated the ONS link and signpost to their website. ‘See also’ – updated wording and link for CPS. Added ‘The Unseen’ link. Teenagers and young persons Paragraph commencing ‘Similarly, if the…’ last sentence – changed wording slightly ‘…schools and charities, such as…’ – deleted ‘Troubled Families’ and included SafeLives and added a link. Paragraph starts ‘Changes in how people communicate…’ – second sentence, added: ‘This could be’ before directly, for example, by sending abusive or harassing messages or; then added ‘sending or threatening to send intimate images or videos.’ ‘For further information see’ – deleted first bulleted link as no longer valid. Added SafeLives and deleted remaining three, as well as bullet format. NEW SECTION: Children as victims of domestic abuse This entire section is new. Abuse of older people Added paragraph before the ‘For further information see’ – Starts ‘Section 42’. Deleted the paragraph ‘Some useful multi-agency case examples’ – this was previously the last paragraph before the ‘For further information’ part. ‘For further information see’ – deleted Action on Elder Abuse and replaced with Hourglass signpost and link. Deleted CPS. Added policy guidance link to CPS; added APP links to Adults at risk; vulnerable adults; vulnerable adult abuse investigation and safeguarding adults boards. Children to parent abuse Removed the last sentence of the first paragraph and replaced with ‘the definition includes those with a parent relationship with the child, so would cover foster parents, for example. ‘For further resources’ – Family Lives link corrected; Respect signpost and link added; PAARS deleted. ‘For further information see’ – Deleted CPS and Home Office. Changed SafeLives link and signposting and deleted list format. Sibling abuse First paragraph/first sentence took the link off the definition of domestic abuse. Deleted the next paragraph. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | UKBA reference removed in Domestic abuse > Understanding risk and vulnerability > Risk identification and assessment > Victims from armed services, families and emergency service/public service personnel > 5th paragraph > last sentence |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Updated section added - Victims with insecure or uncertain immigration status. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Updated link for Revenge Pornography Guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Error on Safelives link corrected, plus link added to Home Office Guidance |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Updated link provided - removal of Rainbow link, replaced with GALOP. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Addition of link to gov.uk page on resources for armed forces domestic abuse. |
