Serious Violence Duty

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Serious Violence Duty

We must work in partnership with local services to share information to prevent and reduce serious violence in our borough. 

We work with: 

  • the police
  • probation services
  • youth justice teams
  • fire and rescue services
  • public health teams 

Read about the Serious Violence Duty on GOV.UK. 

Our definition of serious violence 

Serious violence is any violence and exploitation, domestic abuse and sexual violence. It includes: 

  • domestic abuse
  • homicide
  • grievous bodily harm (GBH)
  • actual bodily harm
  • rape
  • assault by penetration
  • sexual assault
  • personal robbery
  • threats to kill
  • violence against property 

How we will reduce serious violence 

To help us understand the picture of serious violence in the borough and how to address it, we have: 

  • a Serious Violence Strategic Needs Assessment
  • our Serious Violence Strategy