Domestic Abuse Supported Accommodation Needs Assessment for Cumbria June 2021 Date of full needs assessment: 28 June 2021 Date of amendment: 14 July 2021 (version 1.6) Sections amended 3.2.6; 3.4; 4.1; 8 Date for next refresh: tbc Date for next full needs assessment: tbc Page 1 of 97 Contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 4 2 Summary.................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Key issues ........................................................................................................................ 5 2.2 Gaps in safe accommodation provision ........................................................................ 6 2.3 Geographical differences in need across Cumbria ...................................................... 7 2.3.1 Cumbria overview .................................................................................................... 7 2.3.2 Allerdale .................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.3 Barrow-in-Furness ................................................................................................. 10 2.3.4 Carlisle .................................................................................................................... 11 2.3.5 Copeland ................................................................................................................ 12 2.3.6 Eden ........................................................................................................................ 13 2.3.7 South Lakeland ...................................................................................................... 14 3 Domestic abuse data: level of need and gaps ................................................................... 16 3.1 DA incidents and homicides ......................................................................................... 16 3.1.1 Incidents and crimes .............................................................................................. 16 3.1.2 DA homicides ......................................................................................................... 19 3.1.3 DA Victims by Local Authority Area ..................................................................... 20 3.2 Demographics and socioeconomics – local findings .................................................. 22 3.2.1 Local Police and Crime Reports ........................................................................... 22 3.2.2 Local MARAC Reports .......................................................................................... 25 3.2.3 Local IDVA data ..................................................................................................... 26 3.2.4 Statutory Homeless ............................................................................................... 30 3.2.5 Referrals to DA safe accommodation service providers .................................... 31 3.2.6 Demand for safe accommodation services ......................................................... 59 3.3 Demographics and socioeconomics: national findings .............................................. 60 3.4 Protected characteristics .............................................................................................. 60 4 Current services and assets................................................................................................. 64 4.1 Overview: DA housing, support and quality standards .............................................. 64 4.2 DA Supported Accommodation Service Mapping ...................................................... 66 4.2.1 Allerdale .................................................................................................................. 66 4.2.2 Barrow-in-Furness ................................................................................................. 66 4.2.3 Carlisle .................................................................................................................... 67 4.2.4 Copeland ................................................................................................................ 67 4.2.5 Eden ........................................................................................................................ 69 4.2.6 South Lakeland ...................................................................................................... 69 Page 2 of 97 4.3 Housing options ............................................................................................................. 70 4.3.1 Overview: moving on housing options ................................................................. 70 4.3.2 Allerdale .................................................................................................................. 70 4.3.3 Barrow-in-Furness ................................................................................................. 70 4.3.4 Carlisle .................................................................................................................... 71 4.3.5 Copeland ................................................................................................................ 71 4.3.6 Eden ........................................................................................................................ 71 4.3.7 South Lakeland ...................................................................................................... 71 5 Case studies .......................................................................................................................... 72 5.1 Pathway mapping – end to end support journey ........................................................ 72 5.1.1 Allerdale .................................................................................................................. 72 5.1.2 Barrow-in-Furness ................................................................................................. 73 5.1.3 Carlisle .................................................................................................................... 74 5.1.4 Copeland ................................................................................................................ 76 5.1.5 Eden ........................................................................................................................ 77 5.1.6 South Lakeland ...................................................................................................... 78 5.1.7 Safety Net ............................................................................................................... 81 5.2 Service user personal experiences of support ............................................................ 83 5.2.1 Allerdale .................................................................................................................. 83 5.2.2 Barrow-in-Furness ................................................................................................. 83 5.2.3 Carlisle .................................................................................................................... 84 5.2.4 Copeland ................................................................................................................ 84 5.2.5 Eden ........................................................................................................................ 85 5.2.6 South Lakeland ...................................................................................................... 86 5.2.7 Gateway for Women .............................................................................................. 87 6 Appendices / supporting information ................................................................................... 92 6.1 Children’s Social Care – gaps in support for young victims ...................................... 92 7 Acronyms ............................................................................................................................... 95 8 References / data sources ................................................................................................... 96 Page 3 of 97 1 Introduction Domestic Abuse is defined under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 as any incident or pattern of incidents of physical or sexual abuse, violent or threatening behaviour, controlling or coercive behaviour, economic abuse, psychological, emotional or other abuse between those aged 16 and over and personally connected to each other. The Crime Survey for England and Wales (2020d) estimates that 5.5% of adults aged 16 to 74 years experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2020. There was a 7% increase nationally in the total number of domestic abuse-related offences recorded by the police in the year ending December 2020 compared to the previous year. Unlike other offences, domestic-abuse related offences did not decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, even this is likely to be an underestimate of the true figure as domestic abuse is widely believed to be under reported. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 places a statutory duty on Tier One local authorities to deliver support to victims of domestic abuse and their children residing with refuges and other safe accommodation and to assess the need for accommodation-based domestic abuse support in their area for all victims or their children, including