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David, who was in a relationship with Harry, had recently started a new job and through this, made a new group of friends. David started spending more time with this new group of friends and regularly went out clubbing with them. Harry started to question David about why he was spending so much time with these friends, when he already had a boyfriend and accused him of cheating. When David denied this, Harry hit him across the face. Harry justified his behaviour claiming that when partners are the same sex, it is not uncommon for arguments to get physical but that he would never intentionally hurt David. In the year ending March 2022, in 74.1% of the domestic abuse crimes recorded by police in England and Wales the victim was female and in 25.9% of cases the victim was male [footnote 16]. Between the year ending March 2019 and the year ending March 2021, 72% of domestic homicide victims have been women, equating to around 90 women being killed in a domestic homicide every year in England and Wales. The majority of defendants prosecuted, in the year ending March 2022 for controlling or coercive behaviour were male (98%, where the sex was known). [footnote 17]
a condition or an aspect of their behaviour, which might lead others to make unjustified assumptions about their capacity. [footnote 63] if you make a decision for someone who does not have capacity, it must be in their best interests; and Specialist domestic abuse services’ primary aim is to support the victim with emotional and practical support identified based on individual risks and needs. This may include supporting the victim to engage with the criminal justice process. Providing specialist support can assist in enabling the victim to feel safe and empowered to continue with criminal proceedings, which may prevent the victim from withdrawing from a case. If it causes person B to fear, on two or more occasions, that violence will be used against them – section 76 (4) (a); or Section 68 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (the 2021 Act) amended the definition of “personally connected’’ in section 76 of the 2015 Act. This removed the “living together’’ requirement, which means that the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour now applies to partners, ex-partners or family members, regardless of whether the victim and perpetrator live together.Clear information on what constitutes controlling or coercive behaviour and how to identify the offence. This guidance aims to support agencies in understanding controlling or coercive behaviour and identifying the offence, including the types of behaviours that are within the range of the offence and the impact that these behaviours can have on victims, including children and young people. Subsections (8) to (10) of Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 provide for a defence where the defendant believes he or she was acting in the best interests of the victim, and that the behaviour was in all the circumstances reasonable. Safely speaking to neighbours, colleagues, employer, family, friends or specialist support services.
For further information on safeguarding responsibilities, including for children and multi-agency working, please refer to Chapter STORM AXS Keypads provide rapid and reliable access control in professional ‘high-traffic’ applications. Constructed to withstand hard use and abuse the keypads can be fitted in exposed outdoor locationsSection 68 of the 2021 Act amends Section 76 of the 2015 Act, the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship, to read as follows:
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