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<p>The Home Secretary has established and chairs a National Oversight Group to monitor
and drive delivery against the recommendations of HMIC’s report into domestic abuse
published in March 2014. As part of the Group's work, the College of Policing, in
partnership with voluntary sector organisations, has developed a rigorous training
package, which has been piloted in Hertfordshire police with up to 1,000 officers
trained.</p><p>The Home Office is working with the College and police forces to support
the wider roll-out of training across forces, including new components on coercive
control. We are also working with the National Policing Lead and the College to ensure
best practice from force training packages on coercive control is fed into the development
of national training packages and guidance as appropriate.</p><p>We are committed
to implementing the new offence of domestic abuse as soon as possible. We have always
been clear that implementation must be supported by proper training and guidance for
frontline agencies. We are working with the College of Policing and Crown Prosecution
Service to ensure these agencies are confident they know how to use the new offence
to provide the best possible protection to victims. We will aim to announce commencement
in due course.</p><p>The National Oversight Group will continue to monitor the roll-out
of the training around domestic abuse, and drive progress against all of HMIC’s recommendations.</p>
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