DOMESTIC ABUSE
In 2016, Greater Manchester Police became the first police force in the UK to record domestic abuse in same-sex relationships. The groundbreaking scheme, developed over an 18-month period in consultation with Broken Rainbow and LGBT Foundation, makes GMP the only force in Britain to record sexual orientation and gender identity, providing statistics on same-sex domestic abuse for the first time. Jacqui Gavin spoke to Detective Constable Sarah Harris (pictured right) one year on to find out what progress has been made.
DIVA: GMP became the first police force in the UK to record LGBT domestic abuse. Since this policy was introduced in June 2016, have you noted changes in how domestic abuse is reported?