Purpose

To secure additional Independent Domestic
Violence Adviser (IDVA) capacity for a period of 6 months by
extending an additional fixed term IDVA post for 6 months from
1/10/23 and recruiting an agency IDVA for 6 months.
These will increase the team’s capacity to provide support to
high-risk victims of domestic abuse. The service currently has high
caseloads, due to both high demand and sickness absence within the
team. The additional staff will therefore provide capacity to meet
current demand.
The increased capacity will also enable planned changes to be
implemented to the operation of the domestic abuse team, which will
increase the support offered to victims at lower levels of risk
with the intention of reducing the numbers escalating to high risk
– and therefore lowering demand. The temporary additional
capacity will therefore enable the implementation of the new
operational model

Content

RESOLVED - That: an existing fixed term IDVA
post be extended for 6 months from 1/10/23 and and an agency IDVA
be recruited for 6 months