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FOI - Domestic Abuse Act 2021 [Feb 2023]

Key information

Request reference number: MGLA200223-0590

Date of response:

Summary of request

Your request

Following the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and pursuant to sections 57 and 58, please confirm:

  1. Whether you have appointed a Partnership Board and the make-up of this board.
  2. Whether you have written and published a strategy pursuant to s57 of the Act.
  3. If the answer to question (2) is yes, the date it was published and provide a copy of the strategy.
  4. If the answer to question (2) is yes, provide details of how you are giving effect to the strategy with reference to the statutory guidance on the same.
  5. If the answer to question (2) is no, provide your anticipated timescales for publication of a strategy pursuant to s57.

Our response 

We have appointed a London Domestic Abuse Partnership Board.

Details of membership and terms of reference for the Board can be found here.

The GLA published the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Strategy on 23 December 2021.

The GLA is giving effect to the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Strategy, by:

  • undertaking a needs assessment
  • establishing the Domestic Abuse Partnership Board to advise and support the implementation of this duty
  • commissioning a range of services to meet the safe accommodation needs of domestic abuse survivors.

A full list of 2022-23 commissioned services can be found here.

If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting reference MGLA200223-0590.

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