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1 Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence ( vawdasv ) Statutory Guidance for the Commissioning of vawdasv services in WalesMay 2019 Mae r ddogfen yma hefyd ar gael yn document is also available in Welsh. Crown copyright 2019 WG37128 Digital ISBN 978-1-78964-757-0 OverviewThis guidance supports the national, regional and local commissioning of evidence-based and integrated interventions by both specialist and non-specialist vawdasv services to meet the purpose of the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 ( the Act ).

2 The aim of this guidance is to promote high quality collaborative commissioning that delivers more consistent and effective services to prevent vawdasv and protect and support victims of vawdasv across Wales. This guidance applies to the commissioning of both specialist and non-specialist vawdasv services , whether commissioned from the public, third or private information Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Team Communities Division Welsh Government Merthyr Tydfil Office Rhydycar Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1UZ e-mail: Contents Part 1 About this Guidance.

3 5 Aim .. 5 Status .. 6 Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 7 Part 2 What this Guidance Covers .. 8 Introduction .. 8 Scope .. 8 Regional and collaborative approach .. 8 Commissioning .. 11 Survivor Engagement .. 12 Third Sector .. 13 vawdasv Specialist services .. 13 Perpetrator services .. 15 Principles for Commissioning .. 15 Commissioning through procurement and grant funding .. 17 Part 3 Regional 19 Purpose and Strategic Aims of 19 Membership, Roles and Values of Region.

4 19 Governance .. 20 Part 4 The Commissioning Cycle .. 21 Outcome Based Commissioning Approach .. 21 Service User Involvement .. 21 Considerations for the Commissioning Cycle .. 22 Using Data .. 22 Gap Analysis .. 22 Welsh Language 22 Producing the Commissioning Strategy .. 23 Third Sector and Community Organisations .. 23 Managing Service Balance .. 24 Outcomes Focussed Commissioning for services .. 24 Principles of Co-Production .. 25 Monitoring and Evaluation .. 27 Page 4 of 35 Performance 27 Review of the Market.

5 27 Horizon 27 Annex 1 .. 29 Legislation, Policies and Strategies .. 29 Glossary .. 34 Page 5 of 35 Part 1 About this Guidance Aim The aim of this guidance is to promote high quality collaborative commissioning that delivers more consistent and effective services to prevent Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence ( vawdasv ) and protect and support victims of vawdasv across Wales. This guidance applies to the commissioning of both specialist and non-specialist vawdasv services , whether commissioned from the public, third or private sectors.

6 This guidance supports the national, regional and local commissioning of evidence-based and integrated interventions by both specialist and non-specialist vawdasv services to meet the purpose of the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 ( the Act ). The commissioned services should ensure victims and survivors whether adults or children receive the protection and support they need. The guidance encourages agencies to recognise that vawdasv prevention is everyone s business and to work together to provide an effective commissioning and delivery framework that will ensure the well-being of those affected by Violence and Abuse , hold perpetrators accountable for their behaviour and contribute to the prevention of vawdasv in local communities.

7 This document is therefore intended for use by: current and future service commissioners at national, regional and local levels; providers of services , statutory or non-statutory, specialist and non-specialist; all relevant authorities as set out in the Act, together with responsible authorities as defined by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; those with an interest in providing funding for vawdasv and related services within Wales. Page 6 of 35 Status This guidance is relevant to all commissioning of services because vawdasv issues cut across so many areas.

8 The guidance applies to the commissioning of vawdasv and related services by relevant authorities under the Act. Relevant authorities are defined as local authorities, local health boards, fire and rescue authorities and NHS Trusts, and to that extent the guidance will become statutory from 1 April 2019 and issued under section 15 of that Act ( power to issue statutory guidance ). Commissioning VAWDAV services cannot stand in isolation of other commissioned services . In order to achieve a joined-up and collaborative approach, this guidance is intended to assist the commissioning of any other related services by commissioners from relevant authorities, Welsh and UK Government departments and the criminal justice system working to achieve the purposes of the Act; to that extent it is issued under section 60 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.

9 Examples of cross-cutting areas to consider when commissioning services are: the delivery of nationally identified priority areas such as early years work, housing and homelessness, adult and child safeguarding and social care, mental and emotional health, substance misuse and anti-poverty, skills and employability programmes; offender management and reducing reoffending; the delivery of freedom/flexibility pilot areas and the delivery of the EIPS grant, to promote early intervention and prevention in local communities. The guidance should be read alongside the good practice toolkit Tackling Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence A Collaborative Commissioning Toolkit for services in Wales developed by Lloyds Bank Foundation together with Welsh Women s Aid, Imkaan, SafeLives, Women s Aid Federation England and specialist services across Wales.

10 This guidance does not seek to replicate the Toolkit, but instead to set out Welsh Government s requirements for the commissioning of vawdasv services on a national, regional and local basis. There is an expectation that commissioners will take into account the Toolkit. The two documents should therefore, be read together. The Lloyds Bank Foundation s Toolkit recognises that there are several potential routes for commissioning services . Commissioning bodies should ensure that they adhere to their own internal procurement policies and procedures, and any relevant legislation such as the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.