Tender: Specialist Stalking Perpetrator Intervention and Independent Victim Advocacy Service — Devon, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly

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The Authority is seeking a supplier to deliver a specialist stalking service across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly that addresses stalking-related harm through assessment, perpetrator intervention, independent victim advocacy, safeguarding, dynamic risk management, professional development, monitoring and system learning. The Service will operate as part of the wider multi-agency response, complementing police, probation, safeguarding, victim support and protective order arrangements without replacing statutory agency responsibilities, and aims to improve victim safety, strengthen perpetrator accountability, enable earlier intervention, improve multi-agency responses and generate reliable learning about implementation, engagement and outcomes to inform future commissioning. Deliverables include creating a dedicated referral and intervention pathway for stalking perpetrators, offering functionally independent advocacy and safety planning, strengthening multi-agency risk management and information sharing, improving professional confidence and referral quality through training, and providing monitoring and reporting of provider-controlled activities, provider-influenced outcomes and contribution to system-level impacts.