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Request:
Q1. The number of domestic abuse cases that were referred to domestic abuse support services. Please provide this as both a raw number and percentage of cases.
Q2. Which support service the cases were referred to.
Q3. The instructions given to officers regarding how to make referrals to domestic abuse support services.
Q4. Please include any materials such as flyers or digital materials provided to officers as guidance on referrals.
Q5. If you are able, please provide information on how officers access guidance and instructions on making referrals, for example whether it is provided during
training or officers need to seek it out themselves.
Response:
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To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
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I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
Q1. No information held
Q2. North Yorkshire Police refer cases to IDAS, Positive Choice (foundation), HALO, drug and alcohol services, Social Care, midwifery and Mental Health services.
Q3. The specialist Domestic abuse Team make these referrals, this is an integral part of their role and is part of their training programme following recruitment.
Q4. No information held
Q5. For Police officers the support available is detailed in the DA input of their initial training. They also have access to the service directory which documents all kinds of support that are available to victims and how to refer (not unique to DA, for all crime types)
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.