Guidance

Controlling or coercive behaviour statutory guidance framework: BSL resources

Controlling or coercive behaviour statutory guidance framework in British Sign Language (BSL).

• From: Home Office
• Published: 27 July 2023

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Contents

https://vimeo.com/846210622/ef6dd9e66e?share=copy

Executive summary

https://vimeo.com/846212178/3d38d669b0?share=copy

Section 1 - purpose of this guidance

https://vimeo.com/846213292/fa3076596e?share=copy

Section 2 – criminal justice response

https://vimeo.com/846220253/1603b37a49?share=copy

Section 3 – the defence

https://vimeo.com/846259736/e453c02cec?share=copy

Section 4 – criminal penalties and protection orders

https://vimeo.com/846263095/13e417a543?share=copy

Section 5 – multi-agency response, domestic abuse services

https://vimeo.com/846265712/a3047c61bc?share=copy

Section 6 – post-separation abuse

https://vimeo.com/846271530/0f80e89aaa?share=copy

Annex A – related considerations

https://vimeo.com/846303813/962397fb0f?share=copy

Annex B – the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour

https://vimeo.com/846317847/7d5017ef36?share=copy

Annex C – provisions within the Domestic Abuse Act 2021

https://vimeo.com/846321799/ec6baa28ec?share=copy

Annex D - relevant definitions in the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) (Wales) Act 2015

https://vimeo.com/846318132/f7afdb290a?share=copy

Annex E - examples of reasons for retractions and withdrawals by complainants

https://vimeo.com/846305268/252a696177?share=copy

Annex F - existing offences that may apply in domestic abuse cases

https://vimeo.com/846307493/a3f78ccc52?share=copy

Annex G - support available for victims

https://vimeo.com/846315245/c2bc547697?share=copy

Annex H - glossary of acronyms

https://vimeo.com/846315354/d8263dad27?share=copy

Details

You can find alternative formats of the statutory guidance framework on the main statutory guidance framework page.

This statutory guidance is issued under section 77 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (the 2015 Act). Any persons or agency investigating offences in relation to controlling or coercive behaviour under section 76 of the 2015 Act must have regard to it.

It also provides information on:

• supporting the victim and their family, and reducing the risk of harm to them
• managing the perpetrator

It’s primarily aimed at statutory and non-statutory bodies working with victims, perpetrators and commissioning services, including:

• the police
• criminal justice agencies
• other agencies

Published 27 July 2023