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<p>The total number of full time equivalent (FTE) independent domestic violence advisers
in England and Wales, each year since 2014 is provided in the following table. Data
was not collected pre-2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total
number of FTE independent domestic violence advisers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>629</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>This data was published by the charity Safelives, in their 2016<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>
and 2017<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> surveys of domestic abuse practitioners in England
and Wales. In 2017, the percentage of independent domestic violence advisor services
based in health settings was 15%<sup>2</sup>.</p><p><br> The Department does not hold
information on the number of independent domestic violence advisor services provided
in National Health Service hospitals or any information relating to the clients of
such services.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Safelives’ 2016 Survey
of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor provision in England and Wales, available
at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Getting%20it%20right%20first%20time%20-%20complete%20report.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Getting%20it%20right%20first%20time%20-%20complete%20report.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p><sup>2</sup>Safelives’ 2017 Survey of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor
provision in England and Wales, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="http://safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/SafeLives%202017%20survey%20of%20domestic%20abuse%20practitioners-web_0.pdf"
target="_blank">http://safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/SafeLives%202017%20survey%20of%20domestic%20abuse%20practitioners-web_0.pdf</a></p><p>
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