Domestic abuse services

1. What was your budget for domestic abuse services in the following years: 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20?
2. What is your proposed budget for domestic abuse services for the next budget year 2020/21?

In response to both questions 1 and 2, please see the tables below:

Year Budget
2016/17 790,000
2017/18 800,000
2018/19 835,000
2019/20 831,000
2020/21 837,000

3. What was your budget for services for children affected by domestic abuse in the following years: 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20?

There was no specific budget for services for children affected by domestic abuse in 2016/17 and 2017/18; we therefore do not hold this information for these financial years.

There is £30,000 allocated for child/parent recovery work from DCC funding for 2018/19 and 2019/20. Safer Devon Partnership have also allocated £85,000 for recovery work for families affected by domestic abuse for 2019/20.

4. What is your proposed budget for services for children affected by domestic abuse in the next budget year 2020/21?

There is £30,000 allocated for child/parent recovery work from DCC funding. Safer Devon Partnership have also allocated £30,000 for Children Safety and Resilience Workers to work as part of a new approach working with the whole family; victim; perpetrator and children.

5. What was your budget contribution towards domestic abuse refuges in the following years: 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20?

Nil

6. What is your proposed budget contribution towards domestic abuse refuges in the next budget year 2020/2021?

Nil