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<p> </p><p> </p><p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p> </p><p>This Department does
not hold the information requested. Decisions on the provision of accommodation for
victims of domestic abuse are for local authorities: we expect local authorities to
build services based on the needs of their communities, taking account of locally
available data sources.</p><p> </p><p>The dynamics of domestic abuse mean that accommodation
can play an important role in the resolution of interpersonal abuse and conflict.
This is why the homelessness legislation in England provides one of the strongest
safety nets in the world for families with children and for vulnerable people who
become homeless through no fault of their own.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support
for victims of domestic abuse. Some victims will be accommodated in refuges, but Sanctuary
Schemes and mainstream local authority accommodation may be an option for others,
while some victims will pursue independent solutions with help and advice from support
schemes as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>This Department funds UKRefugesOnline a UK wide
database of domestic violence services which supports the national 24 hour free phone
domestic violence helpline. This service enables those working with victims of domestic
violence to identify appropriate services and potential refuge vacancies around the
country so that victims can get the help they need as quickly as possible.</p><p>
</p><p>This Government has ring-fenced nearly £40 million of stable funding for specialist
local domestic and sexual violence support services until 2015. This funding is used
to part-fund 54 Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference coordinators and 144 Independent
Domestic Violence Advisors. We have piloted and rolled out Clare's Law and Domestic
Violence Protection Orders; extended the definition of domestic abuse to cover controlling
behaviour and teenage relationships; run two successful campaigns to challenge perceptions
of abuse; and placed Domestic Homicide Reviews on a statutory footing to make sure
lessons are learned from individual tragedies.</p><p> </p>
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