We welcome the Department’s commitment to working with domestic abuse charities when developing its guidance for family group decision-making (FGDM). The Department should monitor the impact of the new requirement and, after one year, report back to this Committee as to whether FGDM should be extended to an earlier stage as well as to family reunification. (Recommendation, Paragraph 21)

We welcome the Department’s commitment to working with domestic abuse charities when developing its guidance for family group decision-making (FGDM). The Department should monitor the impact of the new requirement and, after one year, report back to this Committee as to whether FGDM should be extended to an earlier stage as well as to family reunification. (Recommendation, Paragraph 21) Type: conclusion | Number: 8 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: We will continue to develop best practice guidance with specialist organisations to ensure FGDM is used safely with families with domestic abuse, including risk mitigations and identifying when FGDM should not be offered. We agree that it is important to monitor the impact of FGDM legislation. FGDM