Extra-Familial Harm and Exploitation
Councils are considering how to identify and address extra-familial harm and exploitation, particularly through domestic abuse risk assessments.
In September 2025, Hackney Council revealed its unique domestic abuse risk assessment, which includes prompts for extra-familial harm and exploitation. This assessment, the only one of its kind in the UK, also covers anti-racist practice, intergenerational abuse, disability, and LGBTQ+ status, aiming for a comprehensive approach.
Extra-familial harm and exploitation refers to harm and exploitation occurring outside the family home. The council's assessment helps practitioners explore these considerations, as announced at a Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission meeting in September 2025.
Key facts
- Hackney Council developed a domestic abuse risk assessment that includes prompts for extra-familial harm and exploitation in September 2025. Source
- The Hackney Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment is the UK's only one with prompts for anti-racist practice, intergenerational abuse, extra-familial harm and exploitation, disability, and LGBTQ+ status. Source
- This was revealed at a Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission meeting on 23 September 2025. Source
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