Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Section 75 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 11 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, prepare and publish a document setting out a strategy for—
(a)detecting, investigating and prosecuting offences involving domestic abuse,
(b)assessing and managing the risks posed by individuals who commit offences involving domestic abuse, including (among others) risks associated with stalking, and
(c)reducing the risk that such individuals commit further offences involving domestic abuse.
(2)The Secretary of State—
(a)must keep the strategy under review;
(b)may revise it.
(3)If the Secretary of State revises the strategy, the Secretary of State must publish a document setting out the revised strategy.
(4)In preparing or revising a strategy under this section, the Secretary of State must consult—
(a)the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, and
(b)such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(5)Subsection (4) does not apply in relation to any revisions of the strategy if the Secretary of State considers the proposed revisions of the strategy are insubstantial.
(6)In this section, the reference to “risks associated with stalking” is to be read in accordance with section 1(4) of the Stalking Protection Act 2019.
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