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Working together to transform lives
Domestic abuse is a serious issue, both nationally and here in Birmingham. As part of our duties under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, we have appointed a Domestic Abuse Local Strategic Partnership Board.
Partners across the city recognise that no single agency can stop domestic abuse alone. Every agency has a collective responsibility to support survivors, including children, at the earliest point, and to hold perpetrators of abuse to account. The partnership board includes representation from:
- Birmingham City Council
- Birmingham Children’s Trust
- West Midlands Police
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Probation Service
- West Midlands Fire Service
- Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
- local NHS trusts
- local specialist domestic abuse providers
The Domestic Abuse Local Strategic Partnership Board members are committed to tackling domestic abuse together.
Our vision is for Birmingham to be a city where domestic abuse is not tolerated so that everyone can expect equality and respect in their relationships and live free from domestic abuse.
Our values
We know that it is not just what we do, but the way we work, which makes the difference. We are committed to ensuring that all our work is underpinned by these values, informed by local survivors and specialists.
- Survivor-centred and survivor-led:
- provide tailored, trauma-informed support to survivors
- recognise safety as paramount
- go at the survivor's pace
- Strengths-based to recognise:
- what a survivor has done to keep themself and their children safe
- that they are the expert
- they are not to blame for the perpetrator’s behaviour
- Early intervention and prevention:
- prevent abuse from happening in the first place
- prevent the escalation of risk
- Accountability:
- recognise all actions the perpetrator takes to abuse, including using children to control and post-separation abuse
- hold perpetrators accountable
- Intersectionality:
- remove barriers to support for marginalised communities
- actively adopt anti-racist practice
- support intersecting needs like mental health or substance addiction
- Robust partnership approach:
- a whole-systems response to domestic abuse with strong and simple pathways to quality assured support services
- ensure the right support at the right time from all professionals
Page last updated: 8 December 2025
