A REVIEW of domestic abuse support services in Hartlepool is being carried out to ensure that the needs of local residents are being met.

Hartlepool Borough Council is seeking the views of partner organisations, service providers and service users to help it assess the effectiveness of current provision.

Members of the public can make their views known via the authority’s Your Say Our Future digital consultation and engagement platform at yoursay.hartlepool.gov.uk/dva-21

Sally Robinson, the Council’s Director of Children’s Services and Joint Commissioning and Chair of the Hartlepool Domestic Abuse Partnership Board, said: “If you have experienced domestic abuse we would like to hear from you.

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“Whether the abuse happened recently or in the past you can help us understand if services provided are helping, what else we could or should be doing, or if there are long-standing issues that we need to prioritise.

“We would also like to hear from you even if you have not used our services as this will help us to understand where we are not meeting the needs of the community.

“We recognise that this is a sensitive subject and that some people who take part in the consultation may be currently in an abusive relationship. As such, we are providing two different ways to take part in the review.”

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