Decision details
Adoption of the Tackling Domestic Abuse Strategy
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose to review the Tackling Domestic Abuse
Strategy, prepared by the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse
Partnership Board, of which CDC is a member.
Recommendation to adopt the Gloucestershire Tackling Domestic Abuse
Strategy,
Decision:
The purpose of the report was to seek Cabinet's adoption of the 'Gloucestershire Tackling Domestic Abuse Strategy', which highlighted the importance of different agencies across the county working together to address domestic abuse.
Councillor Paul Hodgkinson, Cabinet Member for Health, Culture and Visitor Experience
introduced the report, and advised that the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Local Partnership Board had prepared a countywide strategy for 2025–28. As a partner, the District Council played a key role through its housing functions and wider resident-facing services. Cabinet was asked to adopt the strategy which would guide Council activity and support a consistent, shared approach across Gloucestershire.
The recommendations were proposed by Councillor Paul Hodgkinson and seconded by Councillor Claire Bloomer.
RESOLVED that Cabinet adopted the Gloucestershire Tackling Domestic Abuse Strategy 2025-28.
Voting Record:
7 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstentions.
Report author: Joseph Walker
Publication date: 20/11/2025
Date of decision: 20/11/2025
Decided at meeting: 20/11/2025 - Cabinet
Effective from: 29/11/2025
Accompanying Documents:
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