Violence against women and domestic abuse

Guidance and services

• National Training Framework on violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: statutory guidance
• Commissioning violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence services
• Domestic abuse: safeguarding older people
• Domestic abuse and sexual violence: how to get help
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: guidance for governors
• Female genital mutilation: guidance for professionals
• Domestic abuse, sexual violence and slavery: guidance for professionals
• Identifying violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: Ask and Act
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: public services good practice guide
• Honour based violence and forced marriage: how to get help
• eLearning on violence against women domestic abuse and sexual violence: guidance for line managers
• Female genital mutilation: how to get help
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence (VAWDASV) educational toolkit
• Guidance for Cafcass Cymru practitioners about children experiencing domestic abuse
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: guidance for local strategies
• Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) barriers to engagement: privacy notice
• Call out only: campaign material
• This is me campaign: promotional material
• This is control campaign: promotional material
• Live fear free: here for you leaflet
• This is not OK campaign: campaign material
• Illegal practice of virginity testing and hymenoplasty: promotional materials
• Get help and advice on the Illegal practice of virginity testing and hymenoplasty
• Illegal practice of virginity testing and hymenoplasty: promotional materials (alternative languages)
• Get help with your wellbeing and the wellbeing of other people
• Apply for the violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence capital grant 2025 to 2026
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: capital grant 2025 to 2026 information session privacy notice
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence capital grant 2025 to 2026: application forms
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: capital grant 2024 to 2025 information session privacy notice
• Apply for free bystander intervention training
• VAWDASV Blueprint Programme Board and workstreams
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: communications and engagement toolkit 2024 to 2026

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: strategy and progress
  Collection
• Domestic violence perpetrator programmes: behavioural insights
  Report
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: national indicators for Wales
  Report
• Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence: communications framework 2017 to 2020
  Policy and strategy
• Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence: national survivor engagement framework
  Policy and strategy
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: cross government delivery framework 2018 to 2021
  Policy and strategy
• Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: perpetrator service standards
  Policy and strategy
• Live Fear Free campaigns
  Collection
• Report on gender based violence and the needs of migrant women: government response
  Report
• National action plan to prevent the abuse of older people
  Policy and strategy
• Domestic Abuse Improvement and Cultural Change: update statement July 2024
  Report
  Cafcass Cymru