Serious Violence Duty
What is the Duty?
Introduced in January 2023, the Serious Violence Duty (SVD) requires specified authorities: Police; Local Authorities; Fire and Rescue; Youth Offending Teams; Integrated Care Boards; and Probation Services to work together to understand violence in their local area and to formulate and implement a partnership violence reduction delivery plan, detailing how they will collectively respond.
Implementation & Collaborative Efforts
The VRP has supported each of the seven local partnerships across the region to meet the requirements of the Duty, by raising awareness and providing regular briefings; sharing best practice; providing data to develop needs assessments; and providing key information and resources into local partnerships.
To date, around 4,000 professionals have benefited from webinars, presentations and briefing packs from the VRP on the implications of the Serious Violence Duty and how we can strengthen the role everyone can play in preventing and reducing violence.
Visit our training and events page to access training on the SVD
