Home Office preparedness for Covid-19 (Coronavirus): domestic abuse and risks of harm within the home Contents

Contents

Summary

1 Domestic abuse and risks of harm within the home

The challenges posed by Covid-19

The increased risk of domestic abuse

The Government response

The need for a wider Government domestic abuse strategy

National coordination

Local coordination

Access to help and information

The criminal justice system

Funding for support services

Housing and refuges

Specialist services

BME and migrant women

Insecure immigration status and no recourse to public funds (NRPF)

The impact of the crisis on children

Making vulnerable children visible

Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament




Published: 27 April 2020