Operation Encompass

Operation Encompass is a national Police and Education safeguarding partnership enabling support for children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse. Information is shared by the police with the school the day after officers have attended a domestic abuse incident thus enabling appropriate support to be given, dependent upon the needs and wishes of the child.

Children experiencing domestic abuse are negatively impacted by this exposure; domestic abuse has been identified as an Adverse Childhood Experience and can lead to emotional, physical and psychological harm. Operation Encompass aims to mitigate this harm by enabling immediate support, making a child's day better and giving them a better tomorrow.

Operation Encompass believes that children are victims of domestic abuse in their own right and should be acknowledged as such.

For more information see the protocol below or visit the Operation Encompass website here