§ Baroness Anelay of St Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps they have taken to work with agencies and experts to agree a set of performance indicators against which the success of their domestic violence strategy can be measured. [HL724]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalWork to develop and agree a set of performance indicators against which the success of our domestic violence strategy can be measured is ongoing. We hope to be in a position to make progress public in the spring.
§ Baroness Anelay of St Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the cost of the domestic violence programme accredited by the Correctional Services Accreditation Panel in October 2003 which the Probation Service undertakes in the community; and whether the resources are available from within the current Probation Service budget to implement the programme from April 2004. [HL725]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe total cost of developing and piloting the Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme (IDAP) for male perpetrators of domestic violence is estimated to be £200,000. The programme was developed from the "Duluth Programme—Tactics of Men who Batter" and was piloted in West Yorkshire and London.
The Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme will be rolled out to probation areas from April 2004 and will replace and enhance current provision. The central costs of the roll out are estimated to be £75,000. We expect there to be sufficient funds for this.
The costs to areas will largely be met from the transfer of resources from the existing programmes and interventions that IDAP will replace.