Purpose

Domestic abuse has a significant and long-term
impact on victim-survivors and their families. The trauma inflicted
by domestic abuse goes beyond the physical damage often associated
with this crime, and can have detrimental mental, emotional, social
and financial impacts. The paper will focus on the Isle of Wight
Domestic Abuse Strategy and Safe Accommodation Strategy, which set
out how Isle of Wight Council responsibilities under the Domestic
Abuse Act 2021 will be delivered.

Content

To defer the decision on the Domestic Abuse
Strategy, together with the Safe Accommodation Strategy, referring
back to the Domestic Abuse Partnership Board; to the newly formed
cross-party Health Scrutiny Committee under the forthcoming
committee system commencing in May;