Domestic abuse accommodation support
19 items
2 sources
Domestic abuse survivors frequently not receiving adequate accommodation support from local authorities, despite statutory duties.
Cross-Source Insight
Domestic abuse accommodation support has been flagged across 2 independent accountability sources:
1 inquiry rec
18 PFD reports
This issue has been identified by multiple independent accountability bodies, suggesting it is a recurring systemic concern.
PFD Reports (18)
Kirsten Hocking
Concerns: There is a critical lack of specialist rehabilitation accommodation for women at high risk of self-harm, leading to ineffective post-release support. Probation officers also lack sufficient understanding of available housing options and appropriate release planning.
Responded
Wessam al Jundi
Concerns: Workers fabricating artificial stone are exposed to unsafe conditions with inadequate dust suppression and PPE, causing rapid onset of untreatable silicosis. Current surveillance is insufficient for this accelerated disease, risking future deaths.
Responded
Lee-Ann Ince
Concerns: Agencies supporting the victim lacked understanding of coercive control and the impact of "love bombing." Children's concerns were overlooked, and the victim's physical health vulnerability was not recognised, increasing her risk.
Responded
Kellie Sutton
Concerns: Police lacked understanding of coercive control and its link to suicide, alongside insufficient knowledge of when and how to apply for Domestic Violence Protection Notices.
Responded
David Hall
Concerns: A lack of available and suitable emergency social care placements forced a patient into a detrimental acute hospital stay, leading to rapid deterioration, highlighting systemic social care shortages.
Responded
Saima Usman
Concerns: Privately rented accommodation in Wandsworth is at increased fire and CO risk due to the lack of mandatory smoke/CO detectors, as the borough has no registered landlord scheme or enforcement powers.
Overdue
Aliny Godinho
Concerns: Ongoing risks exist due to delayed training for Domestic Abuse Team staff and supervisors on updated policies. There is also no system for effective supervisory review of initial risk assessments and safeguarding plans.
Overdue
Daphne Holloway and Ivy Spriggs
Concerns: Sprinkler systems are not mandatory for care homes with residents of limited mobility, and these buildings aren't classified as 'Higher Risk Buildings' based on occupant vulnerability, leaving them at elevated fire risk.
Overdue
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Concerns: The deceased's general practitioner was not invited to MARAC meetings, nor informed of domestic violence allegations or care proceedings, hindering effective mental health treatment.
Pending
Avis Addison
Concerns: Concerns about ensuring GP practices have robust domestic violence and safeguarding policies/training, and implementing "early warning systems" for suspicious missed appointments or uncollected prescriptions.
Responded
Kelly Sutton
Concerns: Valuable non-crime domestic abuse information is fragmented and not available as a national police resource, hindering effective safeguarding of potential victims.
Responded
Alex Malcolm
Concerns: Insufficient Approved Premises, delays in making MARACs statutory, and difficulties recruiting probation officers due to low pay are systemic issues hindering efforts to prevent future deaths.
Overdue
Matthew Jones
Concerns: A lack of appropriate training for mental health clinicians resulted in poor understanding of non-compliance risks with treatment orders and inadequate multi-agency coordination. Housing was also overlooked in discharge planning.
Responded
Georgia Nelson
Concerns: Critical failures in discharge planning, including inadequate housing review and lack of transfer to the home treatment team, contributed to a patient's death by suicide following a mental health relapse.
Responded
Donna Williamson
Concerns: Systemic failures included lack of inter-agency responsibility for tenant safety, inadequate MARAC protection for vulnerable individuals, and insufficient GP awareness regarding disclosing confidential information for at-risk victims.
Overdue
Vadims Aleksejevs
Concerns: There is a lack of clarity on whether adult social care or addiction services provide outreach to vulnerable homeless individuals on campsites, and an unclear statutory duty to house them.
Responded
Steven Billington
Concerns: No specific concerns are detailed in the provided text.
Responded
Stephen Tilbury
Concerns: Excessive vehicle speed in a residential area, despite an existing trief curb, poses a significant risk as the curb can deflect speeding vehicles onto the pavement. Physical speed reduction measures are needed.
Overdue