St Helens Labour Council has today demonstrated its deep commitment to community safety by adopting the Domestic Abuse Partnership Strategy 2025-2028, a comprehensive plan to prevent and reduce the harm caused by domestic abuse across the borough.
Working Together for Safer Communities
The strategy, created collaboratively by the Domestic Abuse Partnership Board, focuses on ‘addressing the underlying attitudes and behaviours’ that perpetuate abuse. The Labour Cabinet officially agreed to adopt the plan, committing the Council to deliver its specific actions.
Councillor Trisha Long (Labour), Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, highlighted the urgency of the issue: “Domestic abuse is a crime that continues to cause significant harm across all our communities. We all have an important role to play to make sure we keep a spotlight on this issue.”
"We all have an important role to play to make sure we keep a spotlight on this issue." - Councillor Trisha Long , Cabinet Member for Safer Communities
Five Key Labour Priorities
The strategy is built on five core priority areas, ensuring a victim-centred and preventative approach:
- Community and Culture: Tackling harmful attitudes and raising awareness.
- Listening to Victim/Survivors: Using lived experience to shape support.
- Supporting Children: Safeguarding children who are victims of abuse.
- Strengthening Safe Accommodation: Ensuring access to the right housing support.
- Improving Services: Continuously enhancing support based on feedback.
Councillor Long stressed that effective co-ordination between agencies is vital to protecting victims and creating an environment where abuse will not be tolerated—a key Labour principle for a stronger, safer borough.