Domestic Violence 360 Support

Tender description

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire (OPCC) are seeking a contract for the provision of a domestic violence secondary responder service for repeat victims (3 or more incidents reported to the police with the last rolling year). The domestic violence secondary responder service will provide a team of engagement workers who will, in part, act as a conduit between the initial police visit / contact and the Countywide (Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council) Domestic Violence support services currently in place. The service relates to the development of a team of engagement workers whose specific aim will be to work with those victims who have experienced 3 or more incidences of domestic violence in the last 365 days. The service will focus on those incidences that do not currently fall within the remit of specialist police officers. The team will consist of 6 x 1.0 FTE engagement workers and 1 x 0.4 FTE service lead. The engagement workers will be co-located with Leicestershire Police and will work directly with repeat victims of domestic violence. The engagement workers will work proactively and persistently to make contact with the victim and offer a short term support intervention and then where appropriate refer the victim on to the specialised County wide (Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland) Sexual and Domestic Violence service. The service lead will be responsible for managing and supervising the team and ensuring the identification, referral and support pathways are maintained. There is an expectation that within the staff resource described above that adequate provision is made for the administration and monitoring of the service. The contract is for up to an initial one year period, from the 1st April 2016 until 31st March 2017 with option to extend for 3 further 12 month periods until a maximum of 31st March 2020.