Domestic Abuse is one of the five priorities on which our current Community Safety Partnership Plan is based. We believe that everybody in Gateshead, both adults and children, should be able to live free from violence, abuse and oppression, especially in their own homes. I welcome and commend this Strategy as an important step along the way to achieving that goal.
Councillor Angela Douglas, Chair of Gateshead Community Safety Board
As Gateshead Council's Chief Executive, I am committed to making Gateshead a safe place for everyone. Tackling domestic abuse is a Council-wide priority, however, the only way we can tackle it is by working effectively with our partners - police and criminal justice agencies, the NHS, and our voluntary and community sector. Domestic abuse is complex, and it has a huge impact on individuals, families and our communities. As the Chair of Gateshead's Domestic Abuse Partnership Board, it is my role to ensure that we deliver a whole borough response to tackling domestic abuse and respond to the needs of adult and child victims and survivors by providing specialist support and holding perpetrators to account.
Domestic abuse remains high, people are facing a wide range of difficulties and the demand on services is greater than ever. It is more important now than ever before to develop a partnership response to prevent domestic abuse and to keep our residents safe.
Dale Owens, Chair of Gateshead Domestic Abuse Partnership Board (DAPB)
