22001 Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Domestic Abuse Mobile Advocacy Services

Tender description

<p>The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 has implemented a statutory requirement on Local Authorities to ensure there is safe accommodation for individuals subjected to domestic abuse. Mobile Advocacy is a key part of this, and this specification outlines the service that Cambridgeshire and Peterborough intend to commission.</p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8">Mobile advocacy is </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW154205676 BCX8">similar to</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8"> floating support, which Women&rsquo;s Aid defines as &lsquo;tied to accommodation, but the accommodation is not offered as part of the service. The service is about supporting </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Optional Text" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;ae88ccdf-ad13-4fcc-a384-26131f26ed03|177&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;Optional Text&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134234082,&quot;true&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;OptionalText&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,335551500,&quot;255&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}">individuals subjected to domestic abuse,</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8">including children to maintain their accommodation.&rsquo;&nbsp; It is a form of community-based domestic abuse advocacy support that focuses on </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8">their</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8"> self-identified needs, rather than needs defined by the service and any pre-defined actions the agency thinks </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8">they </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW154205676 BCX8">should take.&nbsp;</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW154205676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span class="EOP SCXW154205676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">Further information about this service is available in the tender documents.</span></p> Keywords: Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence