North Lanarkshire Council's new Housing Domestic Abuse Policy, developed with the Violence Against Women (VAW) Partnership, and shaped by women with lived experience of domestic abuse, will put victims and survivors at the heart of its service.
The local authority is introducing a specific housing policy focussing on domestic abuse which aims to "strengthen and enhance the service, while responding to, and supporting, the needs of victims and survivors".
The housing service is proactive in tackling domestic abuse as in addition to the partnership work undertaken as part of the VAW partnership structure, the council has developed housing specific domestic abuse procedures, guidance and resources for staff, and ensure access and awareness of these resources is readily available.
