Domestic and Sexual Violence Board

The MPA Domestic and Sexual Violence Board was set up to monitor, scrutinise and support the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in its performance and response to domestic and sexual violence. The board aims to secure continuous improvement in the MPS’ response and disseminate best practice and innovation across the 32 Borough Operational Command Units (BOCUs).

On 25 November 2008 the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announced the development of a London Violence Against Women Strategy. The strategy is designed to prevent and reduce violence against women in the capital and have a positive impact on service provision. In order to appropriately ensure that the MPA is supporting the implementation of the strategy and to oversee the MPS response not only to domestic abuse but sexual violence, it follows that the DVB expand its remit to include sexual violence. The Domestic Violence Board has become the Domestic and Sexual Violence Board (DVSB), focusing on domestic and sexual violence as the two main areas of interest, with particular issues such as forced marriage or the use of sexual violence within gangs to fall under these two headings.

“The MPA Domestic and Sexual Violence Board will add value to the police response by forging closer working relationships between agencies and ensuring that the Met’s 32 individual borough operational command units across the capital learn from successful projects and develop their services. Like so many areas of criminal activity, it is only by working in partnership and learning from each other’s experiences of what actually works on the ground can we really tackle this brutal crime and make a real and lasting difference for victims.” – Cindy Butts, chair of the MPA Domestic and Sexual Violence Board.

• Code of conduct
• Domestic and Sexual Violence Board Members
• Terms of reference
• Reports list
  For a complete titles list of all published reports presented to Domestic and Sexual Violence Board.

Annual reports

• MPA Domestic and Sexual Violence Board annual report 2011
• MPA Domestic and Sexual Violence Board annual report 2010
• MPA Domestic and Sexual Violence Board annual report 2009-10
• MPA Domestic Violence Board annual report 2008-09

The MPA moved the start of its business year from July to April therefore there was no 2007-08 annual report.

• MPA Domestic Violence Board Annual Report 2006-07

Meeting agendas, reports and minutes

For a complete reports list please see the reports page

• 13 July 2011
• 15 April 2011
• 15 February 2011
• 16 November 2010
• 29 September 2010
• 13 July 2010
• 1 June 2010
• 13 April 2010
• 2 February 2010
• 4 December 2009
• 6 October 2009
• 28 July 2009
• 12 June 2009
• 3 April 2009
• 4 November 2008
• 8 July 2008
• 4 March 2008
• 6 November 2007
• 12 June 2007
• 06 February 2007
• 19 September 2006
• 05 April 2006

Briefing papers

• 36/10 (15 Oct 10) Violence against women

National Domestic Violence Helpline

National Domestic Violence Helpline number: 0808 2000 247

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