Removal of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service (FOI)

​Request 699268377

​I would like to request information regarding the removal of the Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service from the Emergency Department — an issue raised in the latest Health Board papers. 

A copy of the relevant Health Board papers can be found at the following link:


HCJ Advisory Board March 2025.pdf​

Please can you provide the following information:

A

The date on which the IDVA service was removed from the Emergency Department.

B 

Any explanation as to why it was removed 

C 

Any meeting minutes or correspondence (e.g emails) regarding the removal of the IDVA service, containing the following terms: “IDVA”, “Independent Domestic Violence Advisor”, “domestic abuse referrals”, “"removal of IDVA service" or "hospital referrals for domestic abuse”, between the Health and Home Affairs Ministers and senior officials, and HCJ and Jersey Domestic Abuse Support service. 

Thank you!

Response

The Service Manager of Jersey Domestic and Sexual Abuse Support (JDAS) advised via email on 26 February 2024 that the JDAS service offering would be changing; in-person attendance of the Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) at the Emergency Department to check for referrals would be discontinued from March 2024, replaced by a referral form to be emailed. Rationale for this change is provided in the same email, which is included in the attached correspondence pack.

Information in scope of this request has been prepared for disclosure. Documents have been redacted in consideration of Freedom of Information legislation. Redactions have been colour coded for ease of reference.

• Personal information of individuals, including Government of Jersey employees below Tier 2, is exempt from disclosure under Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. Redactions based on this exemption are shown in pale yellow.
• Information that is outside of the scope of this request has been redacted in grey.
  

Correspondence pack – attached (1). 

Email correspondence redacted.pdf

JDAS Report for HCS Safeguarding Committee – attached (2). 

Safeguarding Committee Report redacted.pdf

Article applied

Article 25 - Personal information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.​