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<p> </p><p> </p><p>Domestic violence is a dreadful form of abuse and is not acceptable
within our <br>society. The Coalition Government's approach to tackling domestic violence
and <br>abuse is set out in its Violence against Women and Girls Action Plan, updated
in March <br>2014.<br><br>In 2013, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate
of <br>Constabulary to undertake a comprehensive review on how the police deal with<br>domestic
violence and abuse. HMIC's report exposed significant failings. In response<br>to
the Review, the Home Secretary has established a National Oversight Group, which <br>she
is chairing, and on which I sit, to ensure HMIC's recommendations are acted upon.<br>The
Group met for the first time on 10 June. The Home Secretary has also written to chief
constables making it clear that every police force must have an action plan in place
by September 2014, to improve their response to domestic violence and abuse.<br><br>The
Government is committed to ensuring that the police and other agencies have <br>the
tools necessary to tackle domestic violence, to bring offenders to justice <br>and
to ensure victims have the support they need to rebuild their lives. On 8 <br>March
2014, the Government announced the national roll-out of Domestic Violence <br>Protection
Orders following the successful conclusion of a one-year <br>pilot in three police
force areas including Wiltshire, as well as the Domestic <br>Violence Disclosure Scheme
following the successful conclusion in <br>September 2013 of a one-year pilot in four
police force areas – once again <br>including Wiltshire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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