Statutory guidance

Serious Violence Duty

The Serious Violence Duty makes councils and local services work together to share information and target interventions to prevent and reduce serious violence.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 16 December 2022
• Last updated: 22 June 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Serious Violence Duty (accessible)

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Details

This statutory guidance includes information about:

• who must comply with the duty
• planning and collaboration with existing multi-agency arrangements
• engagement with local policing bodies, violence reduction units and the voluntary and community sector
• sector-specific guidance, including for authorities operating in Wales
• monitoring and compliance of the duty
• role of community safety partnerships
• case studies and links to other guidance and information

It will be reviewed a year after its publication, by the end of December 2023

Published 16 December 2022
Last updated 22 June 2023 + show all updates

1. 22 June 2023

   Added accessible versions of the documents.

2. 11 January 2023

   Added Welsh version of statutory guidance.

3. 16 December 2022

   First published.