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<p>The Home Secretary chairs a national oversight group that is driving a culture
change in the police response by ensuring that the recommendations from the Her Majesty's
Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) reviews into
domestic abuse are acted upon. This includes improving police understanding of coercive
control</p><p>Police training and guidance is the responsibility of the College of
Policing and the College has launched a new training programme, developed by the voluntary
sector, called ‘Domestic Abuse Matters’ which focuses on improved evidence gathering
and understanding of controlling and coercive behaviour.</p><p>Most recent data from
the College of Policing indicates that this training has been rolled out across nine
forces and plans are in place to roll out across more police forces.</p><p>Additionally,
the College’s national curriculum relating to domestic abuse and coercive control
is embedded in full into national recruit training, and the College has published
Authorised Professional Practice on investigating domestic violence and abuse capturing
controlling or coercive behaviour.</p>
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