The measures include introducing new domestic abuse polices for its housing tenants and staff, recruiting domestic abuse champions across the authority, providing enhanced training and by publishing wide-ranging information about support for anyone experiencing domestic abuse.
This follows a period of public consultation over the summer which offered residents, council staff and partners organisations the opportunity to feed into to the new policies. The feedback received helped shape the policies and a framework of support so that Lewes District Council and its housing delivery arm, Homes First can ensure better outcomes for victims/survivors of domestic abuse.