Review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic - 2021

HMICFRS describes this inspection as follows:

"The United Kingdom entered the first national lockdown on 23 March 2020. Most of us were instructed to stay at home. This meant many victims of domestic abuse couldn’t distance themselves from their abuser, safely contact the police for help or get support from family and friends. Forces started to work differently, recognising that the absence of a call to the police doesn’t imply absence of abuse and harm. Many forces adopted innovative new practices to check on the safety of victims of domestic abuse, finding new ways to ‘reach in’ to them rather than waiting for victims to ‘reach out’."

Read the 'Review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic - 2021' here

Read the PCC's Response to the 'Review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic - 2021' here