Domestic Abuse Readiness Check

Domestic Abuse Readiness Check

Twelve questions, about five minutes. Find out how ready your organisation is to respond when a member of staff, or someone you serve, is affected by domestic abuse.

Answer for your organisation as it works today, not as the policy says it should. Choose “Partly” where something exists but isn’t consistent. Your answers stay on this page unless you choose to share them with us at the end.

Policy and leadership

1Do you have a written domestic abuse policy covering staff and the people you serve?
2Is a named senior person responsible for your domestic abuse response?
3Has the policy been reviewed in the last two years?

People and training

4Have managers been trained to recognise signs of domestic abuse, including coercive control?
5Do frontline staff know what to say, and what not to say, when someone discloses?
6Is there a trained person in the organisation someone can go to in confidence?

Responding

7Do staff know when and how to raise a safeguarding concern?
8Do you know your local specialist services and how to refer to them?
9Can you offer practical help, such as flexible hours, safe contact details or time off for appointments?

Staying alongside

10Does someone keep in touch with the person after the first disclosure?
11Do you record disclosures securely, with access limited to those who need it?
12Do you check whether your response actually helped?

Your result

– out of 24 0 of 12 answered

Answer all 12 questions to see where you stand

You will get a score, what it means, and up to three things you can do at no cost, chosen from your own answers.

We were you. We stand with you.

This check is a starting point for discussion, not an audit or legal advice. Please do not include details about any individual.

If you are affected by domestic abuse yourself, the National Domestic Abuse Helpline is free and open 24 hours: 0808 2000 247. In an emergency call 999.

Resolute Women’s Support Services, Barnsley. Registered charity 1203892. Email: teamresolute@resolutesupport.uk

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