Policy paper

Standards for domestic abuse perpetrator interventions

Overarching principles and practice guidelines for commissioning and delivering interventions for perpetrators of domestic abuse.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 9 January 2023
• Last updated: 17 July 2026 — See all updates

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Details

This piece of work was commissioned by the Home Office to develop evidence-based standards for interventions with perpetrators of domestic abuse.

These standards have been superseded by the new standards for stalking and domestic abuse perpetrator interventions.

Published 9 January 2023

Last updated 17 July 2026 — Show all updates

1. 17 July 2026

   Added a link to the new standards for stalking and domestic abuse perpetrator interventions, which replaces these standards.

2. 10 February 2023

   Added Welsh translation.

3. 9 January 2023

   First published.