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Women’s Aid Annual Survey 2017 NB The question numbers may be different online because of the ‘skip logic’ the online survey uses (you skip over questions not relevant to your service, according to your answers). This is the Word document version. You can collate your answers in this document and then submit online at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WAannualSurvey2017

Thank you very much for taking part in the Women's Aid Annual Survey of domestic abuse services 2017. This is a survey of domestic abuse services for women and children survivors (with one short section on services for men survivors - if this is applicable to your service).

Deadline for responses

The deadline for completing the survey: Friday 28th July 2017, 5pm

The online survey will be closed after this time.

Questions in a Word document

This is the Word document version. You can collate your answers in this document and then submit online at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WAannualSurvey2017

The Survey

There is just one questionnaire to complete and you only have to answer those questions that are relevant to your domestic abuse service. The online survey employs 'skip logic' so, according to your answers, you will skip past questions not relevant to your service.

This survey is in three parts:

Part One: The financial year 2016/17 (questions about your domestic abuse service during 1st April 2016-31st March 2017)

Part Two: The Day to Count (a census of domestic abuse refuge services on Tuesday 4th July 2017)

Part Three: The Week to Count (a census of community-based domestic abuse services during Monday 3rd July-Friday 7th July 2017 inclusive)

Please look at the questions for the Day and Week to Count in advance so that you can prepare to collect the data.

1Women’s Aid Annual Survey 2017

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WAannualSurvey2017


Who responds?

This is a survey of all domestic abuse services in England. If you are a large organisation you can send one response for all of your domestic abuse service entries on Routes to Support (the new name for UKRefugesonline - UKROL), but please tell us all the entries you are replying on behalf of. NB This is a change from previous years’ annual surveys.

On Track users

If you use On Track we can provide guidance on how you can extract the data to complete this survey, please email [email protected] to request this.

Any questions?

You will have been emailed our FAQs document. It is also in the Members' Area Online (log-in needed) of the Women's Aid website or email [email protected] to request a copy.

If you would like to discuss anything in this survey or have any issues in completing it, please email [email protected]

Please submit your completed survey by Friday 28th July 2017, 5pm. Thank you.


mailto:[email protected]



CONTACT DETAILS AND ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION

*= required answer

We ask for your contact details in case we have any questions about your responses and to make sure our records of contact information are up-to-date. We will send the report on the findings of the survey and next year's survey to the email address you give us. We will not report contact information when we publish the results of the annual survey.

This is a survey about domestic abuse services for women and children in England.

PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ANY DATA ON MEN SURVIVORS IN YOUR SURVEY RESPONSES - EXCEPT FOR IN THE DEDICATED SECTION ON SERVICES FOR MEN IN PART ONE (PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEAR) AND THE ONE QUESTION ON MEN SURVIVORS IN THE DAY/WEEK TO COUNT SECTIONS (PARTS TWO AND THREE).

PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION FROM ANY PERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES YOU MAY RUN.

*1. The information you give in this survey will be confidential to us: it will not be disclosed to any other domestic abuse service. It is to help us build up an overall picture, so data will be anonymised in the final reports. Your comments may be quoted in external reports and other publications (including online content and in media work), but identifying data (such as place names) will be removed. We may ask trusted partners to analyse anonymised data from the annual survey on our behalf. We will securely store your responses in password protected folders and keep for possible future research and evaluation work.

I confirm that I have read the introductory information to this survey and I am happy for the answers I give to be stored and used in this way.

Yes

No - Please contact Women's Aid to discuss any concerns you may have or if you need any further information. Please email [email protected] with a contact name and phone number.



*2. Please give contact details for the person filling in this survey. This is in case we have any queries about your answers and to update the contacts we have on file for annual survey communications.

Your contact details will not be shared with anyone outside of Women's Aid national office.

Contact Person and position held

Telephone number

Email address

*3. How many domestic abuse services are you replying on behalf of? [This is in the form of a drop-down menu on the online survey]

We define a service or services as your domestic abuse service entry or entries on Routes to Support (the new name for UKRefugesonline - UKROL).

*4. Which domestic abuse service(s) are you responding on behalf of? We define a service as your domestic abuse service entry on Routes to Support (the new name for UKRefugesonline - UKROL).

Please list all the domestic abuse services covered by your survey response below, NOT the name of the overarching organisation.

[If you are only responding for only one service you will see a drop-down menu of choices in the online survey]

Please use the space below for any comments/additional information.


*6. What region is your domestic abuse service(s) based in?

This question is in the form of a drop-down menu in the online surveySeveral Regions Covered

East of England

East Midlands

London

North East England

North West England

South East England

South West England

West Midlands

Yorkshire and Humberside

Other (please specify)

If you cover several regions, please tell us what regions these are in the box below.

7. In what kind of area is your domestic abuse service(s) mainly based in? Please tick all that apply.

City

Town

Rural (The Government defines settlements as rural when they have a resident population of below 10,000.)



8. Please give the name of your local authority/ities - please give all applicable. This question is in the form of a drop-down menu in the online survey

If you cover All London Boroughs/Pan-London, please indicate that in this comment box below.

9. Does your domestic abuse service(s) currently receive any local authority funding? Please pick an option below.

Yes - 100% of our total funding is from a local authority

Yes - between 81% and 99% of our total funding is from a local authority





Yes - between 0.1% and 10% of our total funding is from a local authority

No - we receive no local authority funding

Please put any comments on this below.


10. Does your domestic abuse service(s) currently receive any funding from a health body? Please pick an option below.

Yes - 100% of our total funding is from a health body

Yes - between 81% and 99% of our total funding is from a health body





Yes - between 0.1% and 10% of our total funding is from a health body

No - we receive no funding from a health body

Please tell us what aspect(s) of your domestic abuse service this funding is for in the box below.

Part One: Your domestic abuse service in 2016/17 In this section please give answers referring to the financial year 1st April 2016-31st March 2017.

11. Please complete this sentence for your domestic abuse service in 2016/17. (Maximum 50 words)

The most challenging issue our service faced in 2016/17 was ……………………

12. Please complete this sentence for your domestic abuse service in 2016/17. (Maximum 50 words)

The aspect of our domestic abuse service/work we were most proud of in 2016/17 was ……………………


*13. Were you running an area of your domestic abuse service without dedicated funding in 2016/17?

Yes – GO TO NEXT QUESTION

No – GO TO Q15

14. Which area of your domestic abuse service were you running without dedicated funding in 2016/17? Please tick all that apply.

Domestic abuse refuge provision

Domestic abuse prevention/educational work

Community-based domestic abuse services for women

Children and Young People's Domestic Abuse Services

Specialist BME Domestic Abuse services

Specialist LBT Domestic Abuse services

Domestic abuse services for women with complex needs


*15. Did you run refuge services for women survivors in 2016/17?


No – GO TO Q19

Referrals to domestic abuse refuge services for women in 2016/17.In this section please give answers referring to the financial year 1st April 2016-31st March 2017.

16. This question is about referrals to your refuge services for women during 1st April 2016 - 31st March 2017.

Please give numbers below. If none, please enter 0.

REFUGE SERVICES - WOMEN: Number of referrals received (2016/17)

REFUGE SERVICES - WOMEN: Number of referrals accepted (2016/17)

REFUGE SERVICES - WOMEN: Number of referrals declined (2016/17)


17. Please give the main reasons for having to decline referrals to your refuge services for women during the last financial year (2016/17).

Please enter total numbers of women for each of the categories below. If none, please enter 0.

No space/capacity to support the survivor

Survivor does not want support

Unable to contact survivor

Ineligible for support (age)

Ineligible for support (from out of area)

Ineligible for support (needed a different service)

Unable to meet support needs around language

No space/capacity to support survivor with her large family

Unable to meet support needs around mental health

Unable to meet support needs around disability

Unable to meet support needs around No Recourse to Public Funds

Unable to meet support needs around drugs and alcohol

Previous convictions for violent/sexual offences/ arson

Not safe for survivor in the area where refuge is based

Client identified as perpetrator, not victim

Other - please specify

18. Please give any comments or explanations about referrals to your refuge services for women in 2016/17 in the box below.


*19. Did you run community-based domestic abuse services for women survivors in 2016/17?


No – GO TO Q23

Referrals to community-based domestic abuse services for women in 2016/17In this section please give answers referring to the financial year 1st April 2016-31st March 2017.

20. This question is about referrals to your community-based domestic abuse services for women during 1st April 2016 - 31st March 2017.


COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES - WOMEN: Number of referrals received (2016/17)

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES - WOMEN: Number of referrals accepted (2016/17)

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES - WOMEN: Number of referrals declined (2016/17)


21. Please give the main reasons for having to decline referrals to your community-based services for women during the last financial year (2016/17).

Please enter total numbers of women for each of the categories below. If none, please enter 0.








No space/capacity to support survivor and her large family









22. Please give any comments or explanations about referrals to your community-based domestic abuse services for women in 2016/17 in the box below.


*23. Did you run domestic abuse services for men survivors in 2016/17?


No – GO TO Q32

*24. Did you run refuge services for men survivors in 2016/17?


No – GO TO Q28

Referrals to domestic abuse refuge services for men in 2016/17.In this section please give answers referring to the financial year 1st April 2016-31st March 2017.

25. This question is about referrals to your refuge services for men during 1st April 2016 - 31st March 2017.


REFUGE SERVICES - MEN: Number of referrals received (2016/17)

REFUGE SERVICES - MEN: Number of referrals accepted (2016/17)

REFUGE SERVICES - MEN: Number of referrals declined (2016/17)


26. Please give the main reasons for having to decline referrals to your refuge services for men during the last financial year (2016/17).

Please enter total numbers of men for each of the categories below. If none, please enter 0.








No space/capacity to support survivor with his large family









27. Please give any comments or explanations about referrals to your refuge services for men in 2016/17 in the box below.


*28. Did you run community-based domestic abuse services for men survivors in 2016/17?


No – GO TO Q32

Referrals to community-based domestic abuse services for men in 2016/17In this section please give answers referring to the financial year 1st April 2016-31st March 2017.

29. This question is about referrals to your community-based domestic abuse services for men during 1st April 2016 - 31st March 2017.


COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES - MEN: Number of referrals received (2016/17)

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES - MEN: Number of referrals accepted (2016/17)

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES - MEN: Number of referrals declined (2016/17)


30. Please give the main reasons for having to decline referrals to your community-based domestic abuse services for men during the last financial year (2016/17).

Please enter total numbers of men for each of the categories below. If none, please enter 0.








No space/capacity to support survivor and his large family









31. Please give any comments or explanations about referrals to your community-based domestic abuse services for men in 2016/17 in the box below.


*32. Are you currently running refuge services for women?


No – GO TO Q45

PART TWO: The Day to Count. Refuge services, Tuesday 4th July 2017These questions are about your domestic abuse refuge services for women and children on Tuesday 4th July 2017, except for one question about men survivors at the end.

Some of the information asked for you will already have on file, some you may have to ask the women directly.

33. Please give the total number of women staying in your refuge accommodation on Tuesday 4th July 2017. If none, please enter 0.

Total number of women staying in your refuge on Tuesday 4th July 2017

Total number of children/young people (aged under 18) staying in your refuge on Tuesday 4th July 2017

34. What were the relationships of the perpetrators of abuse to the women resident in your refuge today (Tuesday 4th July 2017)?

Please give total numbers of women for each option below. If none, please enter 0.

Current intimate partner

Ex-intimate partner

Intermittent intimate partner

Family member

Don’t Know/Not Asked



35. For the women resident in your refuge on this day, what was the sex of the perpetrator of abuse?


Man

Woman

Other (non-binary/not male or female)

Multiple abusers (all men)

Multiple abusers (all women)

Multiple abusers (men and women)


36. How many of the women resident in your refuge on Tuesday 4th July 2017 are in each of these age categories? Please give the total number of women for each of the categories. If none, please enter 0.

16 and 17 years

18 - 20 years

21 - 25 years

26 - 30 years

31 - 35 years

36 - 40 years

41 - 45 years

46 - 50 years

51 - 55 years

56 - 60 years

61 - 65 years

66 years and over

Age unknown


37. What are the ethnic groups of women resident in your refuge on Tuesday 4th July 2017?

Please give the total number of women for each of the categories. If none, please enter 0.

WhiteBritish

Irish

Gypsy or Irish Traveller

Any Other White background

Mixed/Multiple ethnic groupsWhite and Black Caribbean

White and Black African

White and Asian

Any other mixed or multiple ethnic background

Asian/Asian BritishIndian

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Chinese

Any other Asian background

Black / African / Caribbean / Black BritishAfrican

Caribbean

Any other Black / African / Caribbean background

Other ethnic groupArab

Any other ethnic group

Ethnic Group Unknown


38. Of the total number of women staying in your refuge accommodation on Tuesday 4th July 2017, please give the following details.

Please give the total number of women for each of the categories. If none, please enter 0.

How many have come from a different local authority area?

How many are currently in paid employment?

How many had to give up paid employment when they entered the refuge?

How many have children (aged under 18) with them in refuge?

How many have children aged under 5 with them in refuge?

How many have MORE than two children (aged under 18) with them in refuge?

How many are pregnant?

How many have no recourse to public funds?

How many require multilingual (interpreting) support?

How many have mental health support needs?

How many have a physical disability? (including any sensory impairments)

How many have learning disabilities?

How many have a long-term health condition?

How many have any previous convictions?


39. Needs of survivors

In which of the following areas do women using your refuge service on the Day to Count need support (TUESDAY 4th JULY 2017)?

Please answer according to women's needs regardless of whether they are currently receiving support on this issue or not. (If you don't have the results of a needs assessment to refer to, please ask the survivors directly.)

Please enter total numbers of women for each category. If none, please enter 0.

Health Needs (for example, needing to access counselling, group work, healthy eating groups, life skills groups, treatment for physical, mental or sexual health, support with suicidal thoughts/feelings, registering with a GP, self-harming or substance use)

Finance Needs (for example, needing support with debt & money management, destitution, accessing benefits, accessing own income)

Immigration Needs (for example, needing support with clarifying status, regularising status, DDV Concession application)

Justice Needs (for example, needing support with injunction/s, reporting to police or criminal justice system/process, family law or support at court)

Housing Needs (for example, needing support with resettlement, maintaining a tenancy)

Education, Employment and Training Needs (for example needing support with staying in current work safely, finding new work, training, volunteering.)

Social and Community Relationships Needs (for example, accessing community, faith based and social groups, re-establishing relationships with friends and family.)

Needs relating to her Child(ren) (for example needing to access specialist support for her children, parenting support, issues around child contact)


40. How is your domestic abuse service meeting the needs of survivors?

In which of the following areas are women using your refuge service on the Day to Count receiving support from your service (TUESDAY 4th JULY 2017)?

Please answer according to the support your service is giving or has given these women (regardless of whether they are actively receiving support from you on these issues today).






Housing Needs (for example, needing support with resettlement, maintaining a tenancy)





41. Access to Justice

Of the women using your refuge service on this day (TUESDAY 4th JULY 2017) how many do the following statements apply to?


The domestic abuse has been reported to the police (reported themselves or by others)

There has been/is a criminal case/criminal sanctions against the perpetrator

There has been or is ongoing civil action against the perpetrator (for example, a non-molestation order or occupation order)

There has been or is an ongoing family law case about child contact with the perpetrator

42. Experiences of abuse

Of the women using your refuge service on this day (TUESDAY 4th JULY 2017) how many do the following statements apply to?

Please enter total numbers of women for each category in the boxes below. If none, please enter 0.

Their child(ren) have been taken into care because of the domestic abuse

They have experienced /are experiencing coercive controlling behaviour.

Coercive control is defined in statutory guidance as "a purposeful pattern of behaviour which takes place over time in order for one individual to exert power, control or coercion over another."

They have experienced/are experiencing financial abuse.

Financial abuse includes control over money, exploitation of the survivor’s assets and sabotage of survivor’s efforts to work, study or interact with others.

They have sustained physical injury from the abuse

They have experienced online abuse (for example, through social media, text messages)


43. Please give the total number of WOMEN SURVIVORS and children/young people (aged under 18) seeking refuge who were TURNED AWAY for any reason on TUESDAY 4th JULY 2017?

Please enter numbers below. If none, please enter 0.

Number of women turned away on TUES 4th JULY 2017

Number of children/young people aged under 18 (seeking refuge with their mothers) who were turned away on TUES 4th JULY 2017

44. Please give the total number of MEN SURVIVORS and children/young people (aged under 18) seeking refuge who were TURNED AWAY for any reason on TUESDAY 4th JULY 2017?

Please enter numbers below or enter N/A if you do not run services for men survivors. If none, please enter 0.

Number of MEN turned away on TUES 4th JULY 2017

Number of children/young people aged under 18 (seeking refuge with their fathers) who were turned away on TUES 4th JULY 2017

*45. Do you currently have community-based (outreach) domestic abuse provision for women?

YES – GO TO NEXT QUESTION

NO – GO TO Q58


PART THREE: Week to Count, community-based domestic abuse services 3rd-7th July 2017 inclThis section is about community-based domestic abuse (outreach) services for women and children during 3rd-7th July 2017 inclusive, except for one question about men survivors at the end.

DO NOT INCLUDE HELPLINE CALLS IN THIS SECTION.

Please include here all women and children supported in community-based services this week (i.e. using any community-based services including floating support, resettlement, drop-in services, DAPA/IDVA support, etc.) during Monday 3rd July-Friday 7th July 2017 inclusive.

NB We are asking about women actually using services this week, not all your caseload on file for community-based services.

Some of the information asked for you will already have on file, some you may have to ask the women directly as part of the Week to Count.

46. How many women, children and young people were supported by community-based domestic abuse services during the week MONDAY 3rd JULY-FRIDAY 7th JULY 2017 INCLUSIVE?

DO NOT INCLUDE SUPPORT VIA A HELPLINE CALL ONLY.

Please enter total numbers below. If none, please enter 0.

Total number of women supported by community-based services this week (3rd-7th July 2017)

Total number of children and young people (aged under 18) directly supported by community-based services this week (3rd-7th July 2017)

Total number of children and young people (aged under 18) indirectly supported (i.e. children living with a woman to whom you are providing direct support) this week (3rd-7th July 2017)


47. What were the relationships of the perpetrators of abuse to the women using your community-based domestic abuse services this week (MONDAY 3rd JULY - FRIDAY 7th JULY 2017)?

Please give total numbers of women for each option below.

Current intimate partner

Ex-intimate partner

Intermittent intimate partner

Family member



48. For the women using your community-based domestic abuse services this week (MONDAY 3rd JULY - FRIDAY 7th JULY 2017), what was the sex of the perpetrator of abuse?


Man

Woman

Other (non-binary/not male or female)

Multiple abusers (all men)

Multiple abusers (all women)

Multiple abusers (men and women)



49. How many women using your community-based domestic abuse services are in each of the age categories below? (For the week MONDAY 3rd JULY-FRIDAY 7th JULY 2017 INCLUSIVE)


16 and 17 years

18 - 20 years

21 - 25 years

26 - 30 years

31 - 35 years

36 - 40 years

41 - 45 years

46 - 50 years

51 - 55 years

56 - 60 years

61 - 65 years

66 years and over

Age unknown


50. What are the ethnic groups of the women using your community-based services this week? (For the week MONDAY 3rd JULY-FRIDAY 7th JULY 2017 INCLUSIVE.)

Please give total numbers of women for each of the options below. If none, please enter 0.

WhiteBritish

Irish

Gypsy or Irish Traveller

Any Other White background

Mixed/Multiple ethnic groupsWhite and Black Caribbean

White and Black African

White and Asian

Any other mixed or multiple ethnic background

Asian/Asian BritishIndian

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Chinese

Any other Asian background

Black / African / Caribbean / Black BritishAfrican

Caribbean

Any other Black / African / Caribbean background

Other ethnic groupArab

Any other ethnic group

Ethnic Group Unknown


51. Of the total number of women supported by community-based domestic abuse services this week (MONDAY 3rd JULY-FRIDAY 7th JULY 2017 INCLUSIVE), please give the following details.

Please give the total numbers of women for each of the categories. If none, please enter 0.

How many have come from a different local authority area?

How many are currently in paid employment?

How many have children (aged under 18)?

How many have children aged under 5?

How many have MORE than two children (aged under 18) living with them?

How many are pregnant?

How many have no recourse to public funds?

How many require multilingual (interpreting) support?

How many have mental health support needs?

How many have a physical disability? (including any sensory impairments)

How many have learning disabilities?

How many have a long-term health condition?

How many have any previous convictions?

How many are still living with the perpetrator?


52. Needs of survivors

In which of the following areas do women using your community-based domestic abuse services in this week need support? (MONDAY 3rd JULY-FRIDAY 7th JULY 2017 INCLUSIVE)

Please answer according to women's needs regardless of whether they are currently receiving support on this issue or not. (If you don't have the results of a needs assessment to refer to, please ask the survivors directly.)






Housing Needs (for example, needing support with home security, homelessness through domestic violence, emergency accommodation/refuge, resettlement, maintaining a tenancy)





53. How is your domestic abuse service meeting the needs of survivors?

In which of the following areas are women using your community-based domestic abuse service in the Week to Count (MONDAY 4th -FRIDAY 7th JULY 2017) receiving support from your service?

Please answer according to what support your service is giving or has given these women (regardless of whether they are actively receiving support from you on these issues this week).






Housing Needs (for example, needing support with home security, homelessness through domestic violence, emergency accommodation/refuge, resettlement, maintaining a tenancy)





54. Access to Justice

Of the women using your community-based domestic abuse services in this week (3rd-7th July 2017) how many do the following statements apply to?


The domestic abuse has been reported to the police (reported themselves or by others)

There has been/is a criminal case/criminal sanctions against the perpetrator

There has been or is ongoing civil action against the perpetrator (for example, a non-molestation order or occupation order)

There has been or is an ongoing family law case about child contact with the perpetrator

55. Experiences of abuse

Of the women using your community-based domestic abuse services in this week (3rd-7th July 2017) how many do the following statements apply to?

Please enter total numbers of women for each category in the boxes below. If none, please enter 0.

Their child(ren) have been taken into care because of the domestic abuse

They have experienced /are experiencing coercive controlling behaviour.

Coercive control is defined in statutory guidance as "a purposeful pattern of behaviour which takes place over time in order for one individual to exert power, control or coercion over another."

They have experienced/are experiencing financial abuse.

Financial abuse includes control over money, exploitation of the survivor’s assets and sabotage of survivor’s efforts to work, study or interact with others.

They have sustained physical injury from the abuse

They have experienced online abuse (for example, through social media, text messages)


56. How many WOMEN SURVIVORS were you UNABLE to support in your community-based domestic abuse services this week for any reason? (MONDAY 3rd JULY-FRIDAY 7th JULY 2017 INCLUSIVE)

Please enter a number. If none, please enter 0.

Total number of women unable to support in community-based services this week (3rd-7th JULY 2017)

57. How many MEN SURVIVORS were you UNABLE to support in your community-based domestic abuse services this week for any reason? (MONDAY 3rd JULY-FRIDAY 7th JULY 2017 INCLUSIVE)

Please enter a number or enter N/A if you do not run services for men survivors. If none, please enter 0.

Total number of men unable to support in community-based services this week (3rd-7th JULY 2017) OR N/A

Comments58. You are nearly at the end of the survey. Are there any additional comments you would like to make about your domestic abuse service in 2016/17 or during the Day/Week to Count? Please give any additional comments below.

Thank you for completing the Women's Aid Annual Survey 2017.

Please submit your survey online at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WAannualSurvey2017 by 5pm, Friday 28th July 2017



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