Award of Independent Domestic Violence Advisory (IDVA) Services in North Wales

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The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police awarded a contract to Grwp Cynefin and Domestic Abuse Safety Unit North Wales Ltd for Independent Domestic Violence Advisory (IDVA) services across North Wales.

The contract, valued at £540,000, covers three sub-regional services spanning the six local authorities of Wrexham and Flintshire, Denbighshire and Conwy, and Gwynedd and Anglesey.

The IDVA services support individuals at high risk of domestic violence and abuse from intimate partners, ex-partners, and family members, working with both men and women.

IDVAs act as the primary point of contact from crisis through to safety planning, including risk assessment, options review, and implementation of immediate and longer-term safety plans.

These plans incorporate actions from Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) and remedies available through criminal and civil courts, housing options, and other organisations.

Although the service does not work directly with children under 16, it makes referrals to safeguard children at risk and signposts to specialist support services.

The service is available to all clients affected by domestic abuse, regardless of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or disability.