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WEST MERCIA PCC: DISCLOSURE LOG
RESPONSE TO REQUEST
Reference: 2023 – 347 / WE08059
Date of response: 08th August 2023
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST

Request

Please provide the following information for your Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme for the 2022/2023 Financial Year

  1. The Name/Title/Scope of the commissioned programme in your area
  2. The total number of males who self-referred into the programme
  3. The total number of self-referred males who were accepted onto the programme
  4. The total number of self-referred males who have completed the programme
  5. The total number of males referred by an agency (e.g., police, social service etc.) into the programme
  6. The total number of referred males who were accepted on to the programme
  7. The total number of referred males who have completed the programme
  8. The names of the organisations who have made a referral to the programme
    Link to evaluation of programme efficacy:
  9. Financial Contributors: (Inclusive of Statutory, Non-Statutory Organisations and individual voluntary donations)
  10. Budget inclusive of Running Costs

Response

Please see the below response to your request.

  1. The Name/Title/Scope of the commissioned programme in your area.
    Herefordshire and Worcestershire DRIVE – Cranstoun
    DRIVE works with high-harm, high-risk and serial perpetrators of domestic abuse to prevent their abusive behaviour and protect victims.
    Drive implements a whole-system approach using an intensive case management approach alongside a coordinated multi-agency response. It works closely with the police, probation, victim services, children social services, housing, substance misuse and mental health teams. It focuses on increasing victim safety by combining disruption and behaviour change interventions alongside the crucial protective work of victims’ services (DRIVE 2022).
    Herefordshire and Worcestershire Men and Masculinities (M&M) – Cranstoun
    The Men & Masculinities programme is a programme that provides a safe space for people who have engaged in abusive, harmful and damaging behaviour within their relationships. The programme explores what it means to display appropriate behaviour within relationships and highlights how conflict, aggression and anger can deeply impact the lives of others (Cranstoun 2023).
    Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin My Time – Richmond Fellowship
    The My Time Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme is a structured group work intervention designed to work with those perpetrating abuse within their intimate relationships. The aim of the programme is to support those perpetrating abuse to address their behaviours, and encourage positive behaviour and attitudinal change, with the view to reducing the risk of harm to the victim, whether this be a current or past partner, and any children (Richmond Fellowship 2023).
  2. The total number of males who self-referred into the programme
     DRIVE – there is no self-referral option, referrals are accepted via a perpetrator panel.
     M&M – 21.
     My Time – 1.
  3. The total number of self-referred males who were accepted onto the programme
     No further breakdown of Information held.
  4. The total number of self-referred males who have completed the programme
     DRIVE – N/A
     Information not held in relation to other providers.
  1. The total number of males referred by an agency (e.g., police, social service etc.) into the programme
     DRIVE – 187
     M&M -102
     My Time -17
  2. The total number of referred males who were accepted on to the programme
     DRIVE – 187
     M&M- 99
     My Time -14
  3. The total number of referred males who have completed the programme
     DRIVE – 164. The number is different to the above as due to the length of the programme, not all of those entered the 22/23 cohort would have completed the programme within the 22/23 reporting timeframe.
     M&M – 16 – This figure is only for men who have completed in the 22/23 financial year, so may not be a true reflection of the completion figures overall.
     My Time -1 – (correct to April 2023, related to PCC commissioned activity)
  4. The names of the organisations who have made a referral to the programme
     DRIVE – Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC), Police, West Mercia Women’s Aid.
     M&M – Probation, Army Welfare, Willowdene, Housing Police and Statutory agencies (no further breakdown of information held).
     My Time- Recorded as statutory agencies (no further breakdown of information held).
    Link to evaluation of programme efficacy:
     An evaluation of the DRIVE programme is available on their website
    http://driveproject.org.uk/about/research-evaluation/
     Information not held in relation to other providers.
  5. Financial Contributors: 2022/2023
    (Inclusive of Statutory, Non-Statutory Organisations and individual voluntary donations)
     DRIVE Worcestershire is being jointly funded by West Mercia PCC and Worcestershire County
    Council.
     DRIVE Herefordshire is funded by The Home Office, Herefordshire Council and West Mercia PCC.
     M&M – is jointly funded via West Mercia PCC and The Home Office, Worcestershire Children’s First and Herefordshire Children’s Services.

 My Time – Shropshire – This programme was funded by the Home Office, West Mercia PCC, and Shropshire Council

 My Time – Telford & Wrekin – is jointly funded by West Mercia PCC and the Home Office.

  1. Budget inclusive of Running Costs
     DRIVE – £359,571.36.
     M&M – £190,672.
     My Time – PCC Contribution £381,743.36. Information not held on total overall budget.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write to the Information Compliance Unit; Information Compliance Unit, PO Box 55, Worcester, WR3 8SP. Email: [email protected]

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

West Mercia PCC

Complaints

If you think that the Police and Crime Commissioner has failed to supply information in accordance with the publication scheme, then you should write in the first instance, to the:

Chief Executive, OPCC – West Mercia, Hindlip Hall, Worcester. WR3 8SP

The PCC will aim to deal with your complaint within 10 working days. If you are dissatisfied with the response you can ask for the matter to be internally reviewed. Internal reviews will be completed promptly and a response given to you within 20 working days of your further
request.

If, after the internal review, you remain dissatisfied, then you can complain to the Information Commissioner (Office of the Information Commissioner), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF).