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<p>The Government is determined to do all it can to tackle domestic violence and abuse
and bring perpetrators to justice. Our approach is set out in our strategy, ‘Call
to End Violence Against Women and Girls' published in November 2010, together with
a supporting Action Plan. A revised version of the Action Plan was published in March
2014 and contains a hundred and fifty actions across Government departments.<br><br>We
are committed to ensuring that the police response to victims of domestic violence
is as good as it can be. That is why last September, the Home Secretary commissioned
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to conduct an all force review of
domestic violence. HMIC published its findings on 27 March 2014 and highlighted serious
failings in the police response. In response to the review, the Home Secretary is
leading a series of measures to improve the police response. This includes establishing
a new national oversight group, which she will chair. The Home Secretary has also
written to chief constables making it clear that the police must make significant
improvements and that every police force must have an action plan in place by September
2014 to address HMIC's findings. <br><br>The Coalition Government is also committed
to ensuring that the police and other agencies have the tools necessary to tackle
domestic violence, to bring offenders to justice and to ensure victims have the support
they need to rebuild their lives. That is why on 8 March 2014, we commenced the national
rollout of Domestic Violence Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Disclosure
Scheme across England and Wales and why we are currently providing funding for 144
Independent Domestic Violence Advisers and 54 Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference
co-ordinators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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