Context
This policy has been drafted to sit within the following national, regional and local context. This policy outlines TMBC’s legal and statutory duty to respond to cases of domestic abuse.
National context
- Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (legislation.gov.uk)
- Housing Act 1996 (legislation.gov.uk)
- Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
- Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
- Equality Act 2010
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Data Protection Act 2018
- Tackling violence against women and girls strategy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)