This consultation seeks to address domestic abuse at every stage from prevention through to rehabilitation. It references the connections and provisions of cross-sector agencies and departments and reinforces the Government’s aim to make domestic abuse everyone’s business. 
By consulting the Government aims to harness the knowledge and expertise of victims and survivors, support organisations and research experts. The Government is also interested in the views of professionals across policing, criminal justice, health, welfare, education and local authorities who deal with these issues every day.
The main aim through this work is to prevent domestic abuse by challenging the acceptability of abuse and addressing the underlying attitudes and norms that perpetuate it. This consultation asks questions under four main themes with the central aim of prevention running through each:
• Promote awareness – to put domestic abuse at the top of everyone’s agenda, and raise public and professionals’ awareness
• Protect and support – to enhance the safety of victims and the support that they receive
• Pursue and deter – to provide an effective response to perpetrators from initial agency response through to conviction and management of offenders, including rehabilitation
• Improve Performance – to drive consistency and better performance in the response to domestic abuse across all local areas, agencies and sectors
For each of these themes the current position is outlined and any potential areas where the Government thinks they can do more is identified. These areas will be at different stages of development, and the accompanying questions will reflect this.
To view the consultation and to take part, visit: https://consult.justice.gov.uk/homeoffice-moj/domestic-abuse-
Deadline: 31 May 2018