Regulation 8 Content of a section 59 report

A section 59 report must include the following content—

(a)

confirmation that the relevant local authority has appointed a domestic abuse local partnership board^f1;

(b)

information in respect of the membership of the board and how often it convenes;

(c)

evidence that the relevant local authority has undertaken an appropriate assessment of the need for accommodation-based support by, in particular—

(i)

setting out when the assessment was carried out;

(ii)

setting out the methodology employed in conducting that assessment; and

(iii)

providing details of the result of that assessment;

(d)

evidence that the section 57 strategy—

(i)

is in place and operating effectively;

(ii)

was published in accordance with Part 2 of these Regulations; and

(iii)

supports victims of domestic abuse to access services within the relevant local authority’s area;

(e)

evidence that the relevant local authority’s commissioning decisions have been informed by—

(i)

the assessment of need referred to in sub-paragraph (c); and

(ii)

the section 57 strategy;

(f)

evidence relating to the disbursement of funding set against the delivery objectives set out in the section 57 strategy.

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