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Sanctuary scheme

The East Surrey Sanctuary Scheme is designed to help anyone experiencing domestic abuse to stay safely within their own homes. Through the Sanctuary Scheme anyone who no longer lives with their partner can receive help to have security measures installed that will make them and/or their children safer.

Security measures can include:

• Lock changes or fitting additional locks to windows and doors
• Purchasing mobile phones or credit
• Installing a safe room within the home to provide added protection should the abuser attempt to return to the property

Installation of security measures will be carried out following a security assessment of your home by a Police Crime Reduction Officer and Fire & Rescue Service Risk Manager. Although the police are required to carry out the assessment it is not necessary to report the abuse to them to receive support via the Sanctuary Scheme.

The scheme is co-ordinated by East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (This link will open in a new window) (ESDAS) in partnership with Surrey Police (This link will open in a new window), Surrey Fire & Rescue Service (This link will open in a new window), Mole Valley District Council (This link will open in a new window), Reigate & Banstead Borough Council (This link will open in a new window), Tandridge District Council, Raven Housing Trust (This link will open in a new window) and Mole Valley Housing Association (This link will open in a new window). If you would like further information about the Sanctuary Scheme please contact ESDAS on 01737 771350.

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