Issue details

Investment of the remaining unallocated Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Domestic Abuse section 31 grant funding from the Financial Years 2021/22 - 2024/25

The purpose of this report is to seek Cabinet approval to allocate the remaining unallocated Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Domestic Abuse section 31 grant funding for 2021/22 – 2024/25 (the “Domestic Abuse Grant”) for the purpose of enabling the council to meet its statutory duties under part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000 and 2 Divisions affected;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/06/2024

Decision due: 24 Jul 2024 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cllr Stephan Fifield, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Delivery

Decisions

Agenda items

Background papers

  • Cabinet decision, MHCLG Domestic Abuse section 31 grant funding for 2021/22, dated: 21 July 2021  
  • Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Needs Assessment 2021  
  • Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Strategy 2021-2024  
  • Direct Award of a call-off contract under Lot 2 (Provision of Places of Safety) of the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Pseudo Framework, dated 23 Nov 2021  
  • Statutory guidance - Delivery of support to victims of domestic abuse in domestic abuse safe accommodation services  
  • Domestic Abuse Act 2021  
  • Whole Housing Approach (DAHA – Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance)  
  • DAHA Accreditation  
  • Respite Rooms Pilot – Final Evaluation  
  • Women’s Rough Sleeping Census  
  • Health matters: rough sleeping - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)  
  • Investment of the unallocated Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Domestic Abuse section 31 grant funding.