Scottish Borders Council’s Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support service (DAAS) has achieved Leading Lights accreditation from SafeLives, a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse across the UK.
The SafeLives accreditation programme is designed to recognise and reward good and safe practice in community-based domestic abuse services across Scotland, England and Wales.
The aim is to offer services, partner agencies and commissioners a set of standards for supporting victims of domestic abuse. The programme is increasingly being recognised by commissioners and funders as the mark of quality for domestic abuse services.