The council requires an IDVA service which will advise and support all survivors of domestic
abuse to meet their needs including health, autonomy, resilience, and stability. The IDVA
service will also work to improve the safety of survivors and their children and aim to prevent
further harm taking place.
The service will provide one-to-one support to survivors, co-ordinating multi agency provision
and providing practical solutions as well as emotional support, and will:
meet the needs of and provide services to all survivors, including LGBT and male survivors
demonstrate anti-racist values through actions and through accountability to Black, Asian
and minoritised survivors through accountability, collaboration, inclusivity, and
intersectional representation
demonstrate a clear focus on utilising resources providing the greatest positive impact for
survivors and their families
demonstrate exceptional social value improving economic, social, and environmental wellbeing of survivors and their families.
To enable us to do this we require a service provider who is knowledgeable about the impact of VAWG on diverse communities, experienced in delivering domestic abuse services and who will work innovatively to meet the needs of survivors.