Policy, research and good practice work underpins all of our efforts to drive forward the changes we need to see to improve the response to domestic abuse.
Everyday Business: Addressing domestic abuse and continuing harm through a family court review and reporting mechanism
Read the full report and executive summary.
Report laid before parliament in October 2025.
Learning from Loss: Ensuring the lessons from domestic homicide reviews lead to change
Read the full report, executive summary and national recommendation appendix.
Report laid before parliament in July 2025.
Victims in their own right? Babies, children and young people’s experiences of domestic abuse
Read the full report, executive summary, technical report, Tell Nicole report and press release. Watch our video where children and young people speak to the Commissioner about domestic abuse.
Report laid before parliament April 2025.
Shifting the scales: Transforming the criminal justice response to domestic abuse
Published January 2025.
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Report laid before parliament January 2025. Initial government response received March 2025.
The Family Court and domestic abuse: Achieving cultural change
Published July 2023.
Read the full report, executive summary, methodology report, data tables and press release. Please note the full report was updated in October 2023 in relation to the position of Cafcass and Cafcass Cymru (page 28).
Report laid before parliament July 2023. Government response received November 2023.
Safety before status: The solutions
Published December 2022.
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Report laid before parliament December 2022. Government response received July 2023.
A Patchwork of Provision: How to meet the needs of victims and survivors across England and Wales
Published November 2022.
Read the full report, executive summary, technical report and press release. The executive summary is also available in Easy Read, Welsh, Polish, Arabic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Urdu, Gujarati and Chinese (simplified).
Use our visualisation tool to understand data relating to first steps, accessing help and outcomes in more detail.
Report laid before parliament November 2022. Government response received March 2023.
Other reports
Mapping domestic abuse services available to support deaf people living in England
Published May 2025 (produced by SignHealth).
Domestic Homicide Oversight Mechanism: HALT study criminal justice briefing
Published December 2023 (produced by HALT).
Read the briefing paper, summary of findings and press release.
Domestic Homicide Oversight Mechanism: HALT study physical and mental health services briefing
Published December 2023 (produced by HALT).
Read the briefing paper, summary of findings and press release.
Domestic Homicide Oversight Mechanism: HALT study children’s services briefing
Published December 2023 (produced by HALT).
Read the briefing paper, summary of findings and press release.
Domestic Homicide Oversight Mechanism: HALT study Adult Social Care briefing
Published December 2023 (produced by HALT).
Read the briefing paper, summary of findings and press release.
Safety Before Status: How to ensure the Victims and Prisoner Bill meets the needs of all victims
Published November 2023.
Read the briefing and press release.
Improving the Family Court’s response to domestic abuse
Published November 2021.
Read the report and press release.
Understanding CAPVA: A rapid literature review
Published November 2021 in collaboration with Respect and leading experts.
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LGBT+ domestic abuse service provision mapping study
Published November 2021 (produced by Galop).
Read the full report and press release.
Safety before status: Improving pathways to support for migrant victims of domestic abuse
Published October 2021.
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Understanding court support for domestic abuse victims
Published June 2021 (produced by SafeLives).
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Mapping Local Authority, PCC and CCG Domestic Abuse Commissioner Leads
Published June 2021 (produced by Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse).
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