(The Secretary of State for the
Home Department): On 1 April 2019 the Government
published a consultation paper on a new legal duty to support a
multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious
violence.
The consultation sought views on three options to support a
multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence
including: a new duty on specific organisations to have due
regard to the prevention and tackling of serious violence; a new
duty through legislating to revise Community Safety Partnerships;
and, a voluntary non-legislative approach.
The consultation closed on 28 May and I am today publishing the
Government response to the consultation which includes a summary
of the responses that the consultation received
Detail of outcome
The Home Office’s response to the consultation on a new
legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing
and tackling serious violence published on 15 July 2019
sets out in full:
- the background to the consultation
- the government response and next steps following this
consultation
- a summary of the consultation responses
Alongside the response we have also published an Impact
Assessment. Find out more about the legal duty to
prevent and tackle serious violence.
Original consultation
Summary
We are seeking views on options to support a multi-agency
approach to preventing and tackling serious violence.
This consultation ran from
9am on 1 April
2019 to 11:45pm on 28 May 2019
Consultation description
Tackling serious violence requires a multi-agency approach
involving a range of partners and agencies such as
education, health, social services, housing, youth and
victim services, offender management and others. It is also
vital that public agencies work in partnership with the
voluntary and charitable sector to develop targeted
interventions in local communities. Action should be guided
by evidence of the problems and what works in tackling
their root causes. To do this, we must bring organisations
together to share information, data and intelligence and
encourage them to work in concert rather than in isolation.
The consultation paper sets out options for supporting a
multi-agency or ‘public health’ approach including options
for the introduction of a new legal duty and a
non-legislative option for partners to work together
voluntarily to prevent and tackle serious violence.
We would like to hear from:
- those with expertise in working with young people at
risk of criminal involvement and/or re-offending or
victimisation
- those involved in law enforcement
- the communities affected by serious violence.
This includes relevant professionals, such as those working
in:
- social care
- education
- law enforcement
- local government
- community safety
- youth services
- offender management
- public health and healthcare
We would also value responses from the voluntary sector
and, in recognition of multi-agency approaches outside
England and Wales, we would also welcome responses from
across the UK.
