Somerset Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0800 69 49 999 
The Safer Somerset Partnership
The Safer Somerset Partnership is the Community Safety Partnership for Somerset. This statutory group of agencies have a number of responsibilities which includes overseeing domestic abuse in the county, and to help achieve its aims, there are several sub-groups which report into its over-arching strategic group.
The Domestic Abuse Board
The Domestic Abuse Board is one of the Safer Somerset Partnership’s subgroups, and aims to provide oversight for Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence in Somerset.
The Board will ensure that activity relating to domestic abuse will be evidence based with clear links between policy, duties, activity and performance.
In particular the Board will have oversight and accountability for the following responsibilities and functions and give assurances to the Safer Somerset Partnership:
- Data and intelligence
- Domestic Homicide Reviews
- Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences
- Specialist Domestic Violence Courts in Somerset
- The County’s domestic abuse ‘system’ linked to safeguarding, public protection and other interrelated processes.
- Effective communications and promotional activity
- Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence partnership activity
- Implementation of the current local Somerset Domestic Abuse Strategy
Information and resources
We hope that the information below will help professionals throughout the county to see how they can help raise awareness of domestic abuse, and help men and women access specialist support.
Please browse through the remainder of this website for publications to download and how you can get materials to help people access support.
Quick reference guides for practitioners can also be found on the homepage of this website
You can find information on how to make a referral (including the referral forms) on the Somerset Integrated Domestic Abuse Service (SIDAS) page.
Strategy
Somerset Domestic Abuse Strategy 2017 – 2020
Somerset Domestic Abuse Action Plan 2017 – 2020
Torbay Somerset Multi Agency DA Death Review Exec Summary
Somerset Torbay Joint DA Death Review Action Plan
05 Somerset DA Strategy – Appendix 7 Training Strategy
Professional materials
Multi-Agency Statutory Guidance for the Conduct of Domestic Homicide Reviews
Domestic Abuse – A Toolkit for practitioners in Somerset
5 steps to Effective Safeguarding in MARAC v42020
Simplifies DA Somerset Pathway
Briefing on the nature and impact of domestic abuse perpetrators
Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance
Domestic Abuse Services Somerset Pathway (13-19yr olds)
Domestic Abuse Services Somerset Pathway (adult)
Domestic Violence Risk Indicator Matrix (DVRIM)
General information
Staying Safe for victims and survivors
Domestic homicide reviews
Somerset DHR 003 Executive Summary
Somerset DHR 003 Letter from Home Office Quality Assurance Panel
Somerset DHR 003 Overview Report
Somerset DHR 005 Executive Summary FINAL
Somerset DHR 005 Letter from Home Office Quality Assurance Panel
Somerset DHR 007 Executive Summary
Somerset DHR 007 Home Office Quality Assurance Panel Response
Somerset DHR 008 Executive Summary
Somerset DHR 008 Letter from Home Office Quality Assurance Panel
Somerset DHR 008 Overview Report
Somerset DHR 010 Executive Summary
Somerset DHR 012 Executive Summary
Somerset DHR 012 Letter from Home Office Quality Assurance Panel
Somerset DHR 012 Overview Report
Somerset DHR 013 Overview Report Appendix D – Action Plan
Somerset DHR 019 Exec Summary FINAL
Somerset DHR 019 Overview Report FINAL
Newsletters
Domestic Abuse COVID-19 Newsletter 1
Domestic Abuse COVID-19 Newsletter 2
Domestic Abuse COVID-19 Newsletter 3 – Autumn Edition
