On 29 April 2021 the government enacted the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. This places a duty on Westmorland and Furness Council to assess the need for support and prepare strategies to provide services for victims in safe accommodation and to provide domestic abuse survivors with community in-reach services.
Domestic abuse includes:
- coercive control
- emotional abuse
- physical or sexual abuse
- financial abuse
- harassment or stalking
- online abuse
If you or someone you know is at risk or experiencing abuse, help and support is available.
To report an incident or in an emergency:
- Cumbria police non-emergency call 101
- Cumbria Police online
- In an emergency always call 999
Emergency accommodation - Domestic Abuse Partnerships
Barrow area
- Email: dutytorefer1@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
- Telephone: 01229 876599 office hours. 01229 833311 out of hours.
Eden area
- Email: housingoptions@edenha.org.uk and dutytorefer2@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
- Telephone: 01768 861499 office hours. 0800 0614232 out of hours.
South Lakeland area
- Email: homelessness@southlakeland.gov.uk
- Telephone: 01539 793 199 office hours. 01229 833311 out of hours.
Local services
Gateway 4 Women (Eden) - men's support also available. Telephone: 01228 212090 Email: admin@cumbriagateway.co.uk
Women Community Matters (Barrow and South Lakeland) - men's support also available. Telephone: 01229 311102. Email: reception@womenscommunitymatters.org
Springfield (South Lakeland): Women's refuge support takes referrals Nation Wide. Telephone: 01539 726171. Email: refuge@springfieldsupport.org. Community based support available for men, women and children email: help@springfieldsupport.org.
Cumbria Victim Support (Cumbria wide) for women, men and children: 0300 3030 157 (local) Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and 24/7 Support Line 0808 1689 111. Email: cumbria.admin@victimsupport.org.uk
Safety Net (Cumbria wide) for women, men and children 01228 515859.
The Birchall Trust (Cumbria wide) for women, men and children. Email: enquiries@birchalltrust.org.uk. Telephone: 01229 820828.
National services
National LGBT Domestic Abuse Victims: 0800 9995428.
Mankind Initiative: 01823 334244 and Men's Advice Line 0808 8010327.
24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Freephone helpline: 01942 262 270.
National Child Line: 0800 1111.
The Domestic Abuse Alliance brings together organisations working on the frontline of domestic abuse across the UK with the legal sector to deliver joined-up instant legal assistance and protection. They run the We Protect app. On this app, victims of domestic abuse can get free, legal advice. Referrals can be made online using a one page form or by telephone 0800 101 7110.