Issue - meetings
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Meeting: 27/10/2021 - Public Protection Committee (Item 6)
6 Police Scotland - Thematic Report : Domestic Abuse/Coercive Control - POL/21/234 
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Decision:
to endorse the report.
Minutes:
The Committee had before it a report from the Divisional Commander which provided an update in relation to ‘Coercive Control’ following the implementation of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 in April 2019.
The report recommended:-
that the Committee discuss, comment on and endorse the report.
The Divisional Commander provided an overview of the report (1) making reference to the partnership work being undertaken locally with support agencies including Rape Crisis and Grampian Women’s Aid, which had ensured that there had been no decrease in reporting of Domestic Abuse; and (2) highlighting the Scottish Government’s Domestic Abuse campaign, in conjunction with Police Scotland and Safer Scotland, which was well supported in North East Division social media channels including significant input by the Violence Against Women Partnerships.
The Committee resolved:-
to endorse the report.