Purpose

Proposed
Decision:
 
The Leader of the
Council is asked to:
 
·              
adopt the Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse Partnership
Strategy 2024 – 2029 on behalf of Kent County
Council.
 
·              
delegate authority to the Corporate Director of
Adult Social Care and Health in consultation with the Corporate
Director of Children, Young People and Education, to refresh and/or
make revisions with the Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse Executive
Group as appropriate during the lifetime of the
strategy.
 
·              
delegate authority to the Corporate Director of
Adult Social Care and Health in consultation with the Corporate
Director of Children, Young People and Education to take relevant
actions, including but not limited to finalising the terms of, and
entering into required contract or other legal agreements, as
necessary to implement the decision.
 
 
Further
Information:
 
The
Kent and Medway Domestic and Sexual Abuse Executive Group, and the
associated governance structure, is a
partnership which includes Kent County Council, Medway Council,
Kent Police, the Police and Crime Commissioners Office, Probation,
Kent District, City and Borough Councils, the Department of Work
and Pensions, the NHS and Kent Fire and Rescue Service.
 
The
current Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse Strategy was developed in
2020 and refreshed in 2021. This strategy was revised to include
new statutory tier one duties linked to safe accommodation,
recognising that safe accommodation is part of a wider response to
domestic abuse. The current strategy finishes in 2023 and a
‘progress made’ report is published on the consultation
web page, showing work completed to meet the strategy commitments
and highlighting opportunity areas which are incorporated within
the 2024-2029 strategy.
 
In developing the 2024-2029
Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse Strategy, Kent County Council and
Medway Council have worked with the Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse
Executive Group to create a document which
supports a coordinated partnership response across services. The
Executive Group seek to utilise available funding from across
partners to improve outcomes, working towards the strategies aim:
‘to reduce the prevalence of domestic abuse and ensure
that where domestic abuse takes place, all those affected get the
right support, quickly.’

Decision

As Leader of the
Council, I agree to:
 
·              
adopt the Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse Partnership
Strategy 2024 – 2029 on behalf of Kent County
Council.
·              
delegate authority to the Corporate Director of
Adult Social Care and Health in consultation with the Corporate
Director of Children, Young People and Education, to refresh and/or
make revisions with the Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse Executive
Group as appropriate during the lifetime of the
strategy.
·              
delegate authority to the Corporate Director of
Adult Social Care and Health in consultation with the Corporate
Director of Children, Young People and Education to take relevant
actions, including but not limited to finalising the terms of, and
entering into required contract or other legal agreements, as
necessary to implement the decision.