The Domestic Abuse Support (Local Authority Strategies and Annual Reports) Regulations 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision in relation to support provided by local authorities to victims of domestic abuse under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (c. 59) (“the Act”).

Part 2 of the Regulations makes provision about the steps a relevant local authority (within the meaning of the Act), must take when preparing and publishing a strategy under section 57 of the Act in relation to the provision of accommodation-based support to victims of domestic abuse.

The Regulations in particular specify the date by which a relevant local authority must first publish a strategy and the frequency with which a strategy must be reviewed, set out matters to which a relevant local authority must have regard when preparing its strategy, and require a relevant local authority to publish a strategy in draft at least 10 weeks before its intended publication.

Part 3 of the Regulations makes provision for the form and content of reports under section 59 of the Act in relation to the exercise of the authority’s functions under Part 4 of the Act during the financial year in question.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.