Serious Violence Duty: strategic needs assessments
Guidance on how local areas can carry out a serious violence strategic needs assessment for the upcoming Serious Violence Duty.
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The Serious Violence Duty in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021 will require local partnerships to complete a strategic needs assessment to understand how violence is affecting their communities and to help them develop a response strategy.
This guidance explains the framework and component parts of a serious violence strategic needs assessment, as well as how to use data to inform your results and recommendations.
The strategic needs assessment process will involve a wide range of partners and stakeholders, including:
- local authorities
- the police
- the fire service
- criminal justice agencies
- health authorities
- children’s services and education
- the voluntary sector
- the local community
You should read this guidance alongside the Home Office’s Serious Violence Duty: draft guidance.