The government is spending £ 53m over an intervention program in the next four years, which says that domestic violence can help criminals to change their lives and move away from misuse.
Since 2016, a pilot scheme has been working with criminals on a one-to-one basis to help them come out of drugs and alcohol and resolve personal issues.
After an independent assessment, who concluded that the pilot successfully cut misuse, the government has decided to fund the expansion of the program throughout England and Wales.
Home Office Minister Jess Philips said that the money would give the victims a “better and safe future”, but some domestic violence has been doubted.
Drive Project Pilot, who has begun to work in Essex, South Wales and West Sussex, has focused on high-risk or serial domestic violence criminals through intensive one-to-one case management for 12 months.
In addition, “dedicated independent domestic violence advisors” are given to provide assistance to the victims.
But Debbie Jones, from the Charity Rejolute, said: “The only real preventive for serious domestic violence is strict jail sentence and strict licensing conditions if criminals are not sent to jail.”
And Ellie Butt of Refuse said that the program can “go somehow in reducing the risk” but warned that criminals “often give rise to increasing demand on local services for the remaining people, so without coordinated and continuous investment in the entire region, these new efforts will still be very low which is necessary”.
One development Bristol University It was found that the drive project program reduced domestic violence, 82%cut in physical abuse, sexual abuse 88%and harassment and harassment and staring behavior up to 75%.
Drive Partnership chief Keela Kirkpatrick stated that the victims “need better reactions to people who harm people in their lives.
He said that the drive project distributed it and said that the evaluation had proved “it works”.
The program will be live in 15 new areas by March 2026 and will follow a full roll-out throughout England and Wales.
Speaking to the BBC, the Minister of Security and Violence against women and girls, Jess Philips said the program was part of the “effort” to change the behavior of criminals rather than victims.
Asked if fewer criminals would have to go to jail in the program, Philips said that criminals would “still see the full strength of the law”.
He said that “domestic violence never goes to jail for the vast majority of criminals”.
Another £ 230,000 specially trained will be spent on plain-clothing officers who will patrol the roads at night to tighten the hunter behavior.
In his manifesto, Labor promised to reduce violence against women and girls in a decade.
MPs of Northern Ireland Affairs Committee have urged the government to provide more money for support services and deal with online misuse.
In a letter to Philips, Committee Chairman Tonia Antoniazi said: “The shocking measure of violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland has been exposed by annoying experiences that we have heard of people who are forced to keep with it daily, cannot be tolerated at any time.”
The government is pointing to the project how it can work with charity, trust groups and social enterprises to distribute its policies.
In a speech in Central London, the Prime Minister Sir Kire Stmper launched a “Civil Society Covenant”, which would play a strong role for the third region in the government.
“This is about rebirth of power and responsibility – not the top -down approach of the state alone,” he said.
“The transaction of markets is not a new way on its own equipment but a new way – where government and civil society work together to give real changes.”
