Implementing Safe & Together in Scotland: Creating Domestic Abuse–Informed Systems, Services & Workforces Year Three Learning Report

In October 2021, the Scottish Government provided dedicated funding through the Delivering Equally Safe (DES) Fund to support 12 local authorities/partnerships in embedding the Safe & Together Model between October 2021 and March 2025. At the same time, the Scottish Government provided funding to the Improvement Service to work alongside these 12 local authorities/partnerships to support them in their improvement journey, with a particular focus on generating learning on the impact that this work is having on the long-term ambition to ensure that the workforces, systems, and services in place across Scotland support the best possible outcomes for children and families experiencing domestic abuse.

This report marks the third in a series of reports from the Improvement Service highlighting key learning about the activities that these 12 local authorities/partnerships are progressing to embed the Safe & Together Model, the impact this work is having and any enablers or barriers to embedding domestic abuse–informed practice and processes identified by those organizations.