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<p>The Government is committed to ensuring that survivors of domestic abuse receive
the help and support they need.</p><p>The Home Secretary chairs a national oversight
group to improve the police response to domestic abuse. Under her leadership: every
police force has published a domestic abuse improvement plan; new guidance has been
published by the College of Policing; new training has been successfully piloted;
and, for the first time, police are now collecting data against a national standard
on all domestic abuse recorded crimes.</p><p>Since the publication of “Everyone’s
Business” in 2014, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services
(HMICFRS) has found that there have been considerable improvements in the overall
police response to victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>The level of domestic abuse recorded
by the police has increased by over 60 percent in less than three years and the Office
for National Statistics (ONS) suggest this is due in part to police forces improving
their recording as well as victims having greater confidence in the police to come
forward.</p>
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