Adva Committee Structure
Adva Partnership
Adva partnership comprises many statutory and voluntary sector agencies across Devon.
- Adva Partnership
- Purpose and Scope
- Membership
- Strategy and Business Plan
- The Structure of the Partnership
- Minutes of meetings
The Devon Against Domestic Violence and Abuse Partnership (adva) is an association of like minded bodies intent on addressing the issues raised for the victims, children/young people and perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse within Devon.
It has set itself the following terms of reference:
- To co-ordinate, oversee and monitor the implementation of the adva Strategy.
- To act as the reference group for Domestic Abuse issues for the Devon Strategic Partnership, to report to it regularly and to produce an annual report of progress towards dealing with the issues of domestic violence in Devon.
- To identify and agree the joint funding to be provided by all partner agencies needed to implement the adva Strategy and to act on behalf of all the Partners in securing and utilising the joint funding of the strategy.
- To provide a countrywide support network for statutory, voluntary and community sectors working with Domestic Abuse.
- To provide a county forum for the sharing of good practice and exchange of information on domestic abuse issues.
- To identify what policy, training and service issues are most appropriately dealt with at a local and county level.
- To seek to identify how policy and the level of services can be improved so that the level of domestic abuse, especially repeat victimisation, is reduced and those affected by it receive adequate services and their safety is secured.
- To promote a definition of domestic abuse which facilitates a wider understanding, acknowledgement and reduction of the issue.
- To promote equality of access to services across Devon for those affected by domestic abuse.
Adva will address all areas of Domestic Abuse, which is seen as a crime, the impact of which cuts across all social, economic and cultural groups, manifesting itself in a variety of ways including physical, emotional, psychological, sexual and financial abuse.
Adva will work within its terms of reference to inform, develop and implement strategies for Devon which challenge and prevent incidents of domestic violence. In particular, but not exclusively, the members of adva will:
- Work together and collaborate towards the achievement of the adva Strategy and Business Plan objectives.
- Co-operate to raise funds for delivery of the Strategy and Business Plan objectives.
- Where appropriate, harmonise administrative and other relevant policies.
- Develop and share resources and facilities to achieve the Strategy and Business Plan objectives.
- Co-operate insofar as the law allows, in the sharing of information which is relevant to, or will assist in the achievement of the Strategy and Business Plan.
Membership of adva will be open to any person or agency within Devon who are willing to sign up to the principles of co-operation, collaboration and joint working towards the objectives and purposes of this Statement and Working Protocols.
Adva will periodically prepare a Strategy (the Strategy) and a Business Plan which will set out the programme for adva and the methods and means of implementation to be used for achieving the objectives for adva over the relevant period.
The current Strategy is the adva Vision and Strategy 2009-2011 
(165KB - pdf help).
Adva partnership and team business plan 2009-2011 (863KB - pdf help)
The Structure of the Partnership
Adva has developed the following structure to implement the Strategy:
