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Domestic abuse

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Definition in Statutory Guidance

of

Domestic abuse

from

Care and Support Statutory Guidance, chapter 14

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/care-act-statutory-guidance/care-and-support-statutory-guidance#safeguarding-1

Care and Support Statutory Guidance 14.17 Domestic violence including: psychological; physical; sexual; financial; emotional abuse; so called 'honour' based violence (Para 14.17 also includes further breakdowns/descriptions of each of the elements above)

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Data descriptor

of

Domestic abuse

from

ASC Collections Data Dictionary (Beta v1.3)

Source

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-collections/social-care-collection-materials-2022

An incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse by someone who is or has been an intimate partner or family member regardless of gender or sexuality. It can include: psychological, physical, sexual, financial, emotional abuse; 'honour' based violence; Female Genital Mutilation; forced marriage.

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