Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Communities detailing recommendations for the future of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services in Southampton, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: 14/15 14227)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities detailing recommendations for the future of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services in Southampton, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To authorise a single procurement exercise for a framework that covers a new Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (DASV) prevention and early intervention service, refuge provision and some perpetrator services for a period of three years. The new services contribute to a number of strategic priorities in the Council Strategy 2014-17 and Safe City Strategy 2014-17;

(ii)  To delegate authority to the Director, People, following consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to do anything necessary to give effect to the above, including, contract award; and

(iii)  To ensure that monitoring of the outcomes detailed in the Southampton Against Domestic Violence and Abuse Plan is integrated into the performance monitoring arrangements for the Council Strategy 2014-17 and the Safe City Strategy 2014—17 and reported on a quarterly basis.