The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 introduced a new statutory framework for the delivery of support to victim-survivors of domestic abuse and their children in safe accommodation. The Act placed several duties on each tier one local authority including to:

1. Assess the need for accommodation-based domestic abuse support in their area for all victim-survivors or their children, including those who come from outside the area.
2. Develop and publish a strategy for the provision of such support to cover their locality, having regard to the needs assessment.
3. Give effect to the strategy (through commissioning / de-commissioning decisions).

The need for additional safe accommodation has been identified through the needs assessment process. This service will provide a minimum of 6 new units of safe accommodation with support. The service will work closely with the councils housing solutions team to place victim-survivors of domestic abuse into safe accommodation.