Guidance

Violence against women and girls services: local commissioning

Guidance for commissioners and services in England on how to address and prevent the effects of violence against women and girls.

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Violence against women and girls: commissioning toolkit

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Guidance for commissioners and services in England on how to prevent and address the effects of violence against women and girls.

The toolkit is split into 4 sections:

  • analyse (how to understand the needs of users and identify gaps in existing services, plus opportunities for joint commissioning)
  • plan (how to develop a strategy and design a service specification)
  • do (market development and the tender process)
  • review (how to evaluate the impact of services)

The Violence Against Women and Girls National Statement of Expectations and Commissioning Toolkit (2022) are now available.

Updates to this page

Published 7 December 2016

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