Delivery and Governance
The strategy will be delivered through the Stoke-on-Trent Domestic Abuse Partnership Board, including:
- Survivors of domestic abuse
- Voluntary and community organisations
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
- Probation services
- HM Courts and Crown Prosecution Service
- Staffordshire Police
- Health services
- Domestic Abuse Services, and
- Housing providers including safe accommodation.
The Stoke-on-Trent Domestic Abuse Partnership Board is accountable to the city’s Community Safety Partnership Board. The Partnership Board has relationships with the Children’s Safeguarding Board, the Adult Safeguarding Board, the Health and Wellbeing Board, the Family Matters Partnership Board, and Staffordshire’s Domestic Abuse Board. Through these relationships, assurance and accountability will be maintained and coordinated action between partners within and out of the city will be delivered. A Domestic Abuse implementation/operational group and a Trust Group will be established, both reporting into the Domestic Abuse Partnership Board, building on the established Voice Group. Additional task and finish groups may be convened to progress particular elements of the strategy.
Progress will be monitored through the outcomes framework, and the strategy will be reviewed annually to ensure it remains responsive to emerging needs.