How We Can Help You
How we can help you
NCDV covers the whole of England and Wales. We work closely with all of the police forces around the UK, as well as statutory and voluntary Organisations. We believe our specialised injunction service can benefit everyone who comes into contact with victims and survivors of domestic abuse and violence, as part of their job.
We respect and seek the knowledge and advice of other agencies working in the domestic abuse sector. Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is anything we can do to enhance our working relationship with you or the service we offer more generally.
How the NCDV Service Can Help You
Use our free emergency injunction service for helping clients obtain protection
It really couldn’t be more straight-forward to make a referral to NCDV. We will keep you updated throughout the injunction process and explain all the steps being taken. Our caring, hard-working operational team will be happy to answer any questions or chase matters up on your behalf.
Access our free injunction information to better advise clients
NCDV has provided an introduction to relevant domestic abuse legislation in the following section of this website. If you need any further information or clarification, please contact us directly at office@ncdv.org.uk
Free literature for helping advertise and explain our service to clients and colleagues
Its quick and easy to order brochures, cards and posters from NCDV.
NCDV Training
The National Centre for Domestic Violence has a team of dedicated specialist trainers located around the country. They provide bespoke in-house training to the police and support agencies, free of charge.
This 45 minute training includes:
- How NCDV can help survivors of Domestic Violence.
- The Cross Government definition of Domestic Abuse.
- The three emergency injunctions that NCDV specialises in obtaining, namely Non Molestation Orders, Occupation Orders and Prohibited Steps Orders. The training includes victim application criteria i.e. who can apply and when.
- How the three orders compare with Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs) and Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs).
- How to refer victims to NCDV and how the feedback loop provides victims and third party referrers with updates.
- The role of Legal Aid and options for victims who aren’t eligible for public funding.
- The case building, court and service process.
- The Police ASSIST database that contains copies of the injunctions.
If you are a police officer or a support agency who would like to receive this free training contact training today
A study by Thames Valley Police (March 2018) regarding the effectiveness of DVPO’s concluded in it’s initial recommendation: “A process should be considered whereby the National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) are automatically notified by police of a DVPO being granted so that there is no delay in obtaining a Non-molestation order provided the victim consents.”