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<p>The Department does not hold centrally the number and location of refuges which
are available to women with no recourse to public funds in the UK.</p><p>The provision
of refuge is a devolved matter. We are carrying out a comprehensive review of how
domestic abuse services are delivered locally across England. To inform our review
we have commissioned an audit - being run by Ipsos MORI – which will give us a complete
picture of domestic abuse provision across England, including services for victims
with no recourse to public funds. This will enable us to assess what impact services
are having and to identify any gaps in provision. Thereafter we will make decisions
on the future arrangements for domestic abuse services.</p><p>Of the projects funded
through the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government 2016-18 £20 million
fund for domestic abuse services, 14 committed to use funding they received to support
victims of domestic abuse with no recourse to public funds. We also fund the ‘No Women
Turned Away Project’ managed by Women’s Aid, which provides support to victims of
domestic abuse, including those with no recourse to public funds, who may have been
turned away from a refuge.</p><p>Government has consulted on what more can be done
to protect domestic abuse victims with no recourse to public funds through the Domestic
Abuse Bill, which closed on 31 May. We are currently analysing the 3,200 plus responses
received and will carefully consider what future courses of action are necessary.</p>
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