Doncaster domestic abuse strategy prioritising protection of survivors is approved by Mayor's cabinet
Tighter coordination across the multi-agency partnership will protect survivors and manage perpetrators in Doncaster.
The City of Doncaster Council has committed to a co-ordinated multi-agency approach to tackling domestic abuse in the city in order to prevent offenders slipping through the net and protecting victims, its new Domestic Abuse Strategy reveals.
Eight per cent of adults aged 16 and over experienced domestic abuse between April 2024 and March 2025, the National Crime Survey of England and Wales found – equivalent to 3.8million people.
Councillor David Nevett, cabinet member for adults, wellbeing and culture, said the new strategy builds on strong work done over recent years, since the Domestic Abuse Act in 2021 made it a legal requirement for local authorities to have a domestic abuse partnership, produce a strategy and give effect to that strategy.
He said: “Our zero-tolerance approach means we have no intention of resting on our laurels.
“Our new strategy will build on [our previous] successes between now and 2030 and will address the areas that people have told us are most important, for example improved support for people who already face multiple disadvantages, and stronger coordination across Doncaster’s organisations to manage perpetrators of domestic abuse.”
“We will continue to develop a coordinated approach to prevention, we will continue to keep victims safe, we will work alongside our ward members and other local organisations to make sure that there is a joined-up approach across all of our communities that tackles domestic abuse.”
The Domestic Abuse Strategy, approved by Mayor Ros Jones’ cabinet on April 15th, ultimate aims to ensure “people no longer experience domestic abuse” in the city.
Cllr James Church, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, planning and public health, welcomed the new strategy.
“I am pleased that the voices of those that have lived with experiences of domestic abuse have been fundamental to the development of the strategy,” he said.
“No one in Doncaster should experience domestic abuse again. I think that this is a vision that everybody welcomes,” he added.
Cllr Nevett also welcomed the input from the cross-party community and environment scrutiny panel, led by Reform UK councillors.
The panel recommended a list of all organisations involved in Doncaster’s domestic abuse partnership be in the strategy, so the public can see all those involved.