North Star is committed to tackling domestic abuse. No one should live in fear of abuse from a spouse, partner, former spouse or member of their household.
Help is available.
www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk is also a 24-hour domestic abuse helpline run by Women’s Aid and Refuge.
Free phone: 0808 20000 247
Harbour – Support for men and women, both victims and perpetrators
Telephone: 03000 20 25 25 www.myharbour.org.uk
My Sisters Place – Support for women experiencing domestic abuse
Telephone: 01642 241864 www.mysistersplace.org.uk
Halo
Support for men and women, Specialists in honour-based abuse, forced marriages and female genital mutilation.
Telephone: 01642 683045 www.haloproject.org.uk
You can talk to the police in confidence on 101.
You can also report domestic abuse to us. We have trained staff to help you.
We conduct all interviews and conversations with you in private. You can meet staff at one of our offices or at another safe venue. You can also agree on the best way to contact you to arrange meetings.
We may occasionally have to share information with the police or social services if we are concerned and need to protect you and others from harm.
This demonstrates our commitment to both our customers and employees who may experience domestic abuse.
The pledge sets out four commitments:
How we are fulfilling the pledge's commitments:
• We have a policy in relation to supporting people experiencing domestic abuse
• We have developed a HR policy specifically in relation to supporting Staff experiencing domestic abuse
• Our front line staff have been trained by Harbour to recognise the signs of domestic abuse, regular refreshers are arranged bi annually
• We have 6 nominated domestic abuse champions across the organisation, both male and female
• We have dedicated safeguarding lead officers
• We have updated our intranet to promote our commitment to support staff along with a toolkit with valuable information
• We post regular updates and information via our website and social media for tenants to access
• We deliver a policy overview to all managers
• We include an overview of the make a stand pledge to all new staff via their induction
Reported instances of Domestic abuse are on the increase.
To view our Domestic Abuse Policy, please see below: