Intergenerational Abuse
Hackney Council's domestic abuse risk assessment now includes prompts for intergenerational abuse.
Hackney Council has developed a unique domestic abuse risk assessment that includes prompts for intergenerational abuse, as revealed at a Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission meeting in September 2025. This assessment aims to provide a more comprehensive and equitable approach to identifying and addressing domestic abuse within the borough.
The Hackney Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment is the UK's only risk assessment that contains prompts to help practitioners explore considerations of intergenerational abuse, alongside anti-racist practice, extra-familial harm, exploitation, disability, and LGBTQ+ status. No further discussions or decisions on this topic have been reported since September 2025.
Key facts
- Hackney Council developed a unique domestic abuse risk assessment. Source
- The assessment includes prompts for intergenerational abuse. Source
- It was revealed at a Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission meeting in September 2025. Source
- It is the UK's only risk assessment with prompts for intergenerational abuse. Source
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