THE PROVISION OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS SUPPORT SERVICES

The council is seeking to commission a generalist advocacy and support service for all women aged over 16 experiencing gender-based abuse including but not limited to domestic abuse.

This service will work across all risk levels and deliver support which will include but may not be limited to IDVA support for victim/survivors at all levels of risk

The service will be delivered in the London Borough of Haringey, and each IDVA/caseworker will hold a case load of 15-20 per quarter, or 60-80 per year as per the SaveLives recommendation.

The service will be required, at minimum, to provide specialist casework for 180 victim/survivors per annum.

Victim/survivors will be supported for an average period of 6 months, based on individual need. Victim/survivors engaged with the criminal courts and/or family courts will be supported for longer and level of support will vary throughout this process.

The council is seeking to commission a specialist by and for support service for ethnically minoritised women aged over 16 experiencing gender-based abuse including but not limited to domestic abuse.

This service will work across all risk levels and support delivered may include but not be limited to:

IDVA for victim/survivors at medium to high risk

Floating support for victim/survivors at standard risk

The service will be delivered in the London Borough of Haringey, and each IDVA/caseworker will hold a case load of 15-20 per quarter, or 60-80 per year as per the SaveLives recommendation.

The service will be required, at minimum, to provide specialist casework for 180 victim/survivors per annum.

Victim/survivors will be supported for an average period of 6 months, based on individual need. Victim/survivors engaged with the criminal courts and/or family courts will be supported for longer and level of support will vary throughout this process.

The council is seeking to commission a specialist by and for Independent Domestic Violence and Advocacy service for LGBTQ+ residents of all genders experiencing gender-based abuse including but not limited to domestic abuse, aged over 16.

This service will work across all risk levels and support delivered may include but not be limited to:

IDVA for victim/survivors at medium to high risk

Floating support for victim/survivors at standard risk

The service will be delivered in the London Borough of Haringey and will hold a case load of 15-20 per quarter, or 60-80 per year as per the SaveLives recommendation.

Victim/survivors will be supported for an average period of 6 months, based on individual need. Victim/survivors engaged with the criminal courts and/or family courts will be supported for longer and level of support will vary throughout this process.

The council is seeking to commission approximately 10 units of accommodation and support services for women and their children fleeing domestic abuse and other forms of VAWG.

This service will work across all risk levels and support delivered may include but not be limited to:

Casework for women living in refuge

Resettlement support

The service will be delivered in the London Borough of Haringey, with casework and support available to each victim/survivor, and an out of hours number.

This service will provide service users with accommodation and support for up to six months and up to a further six months of resettlement support.

Providers delivering refuge accommodation who are be reliant on claiming housing benefit (HB) for their accommodation sites will need to consider the status of their company registration and how this will impact their eligibility to claim HB. It should be noted, HB will only be paid to the following: Registered Social Landlord, charity, or Community Interest Company.

The council is seeking to commission a specialist by and for organisation to deliver approximately 9 units of accommodation and support services for minoritised women and their children fleeing domestic abuse and other forms of VAWG.

This service will work across all risk levels and support delivered may include but not be limited to:

Casework for women living in refuge

Resettlement support

The service will be delivered in the London Borough of Haringey, with casework and support available to each victim/survivor, and an out of hours number.

This service will provide service users with accommodation and support for up to six months and up to a further six months of resettlement support.

Providers delivering refuge accommodation who are be reliant on claiming housing benefit (HB) for their accommodation sites will need to consider the status of their company registration and how this will impact their eligibility to claim HB. It should be noted, HB will only be paid to the following: Registered Social Landlord, charity, or Community Interest Company.

The council is seeking to commission a schools and community-based education and intervention service for children and young people of all genders who are experiencing, or at risk of, gender-based abuse.

This service will educate children and young people about healthy relationships, encourage healthy attitudes in relation to gender, and support the prevention of domestic, and gender-based, abuse in Haringey.

This will be achieved through a range of different activities including but not limited to:

1:1 support for young people of all genders aged 11 - 20 such as through a Child IDVA (CIDVA)

Small targeted group work including programme(s)

for young men and boys

Classroom, evidence based, and age/development-appropriate education programmes for primary and secondary aged children.

Specialist domestic abuse-related advice to inform the planning, design and delivery of the Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) agenda/curriculum in schools

Training and support for teachers and parents

The service will be required, at minimum, to provide specialist casework for 60 young people per annum.