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Want to make your own home secure from a perpetrator

The Sanctuary Scheme provides security measures to allow survivors of domestic violence to remain in their home where they choose to do so, where safety can be guaranteed and the violent partner no longer lives within the home. It is available across all tenures (private property and social housing) where the landlord has given permission for the work to be carried out. It consists of additional security to any main entrance doors to the accommodation and locks to any vulnerable windows. Wherever possible we provide a safe room in the home secured with a solid core door and additional locks. This service is only provided where it is the clear choice of the survivor. 

The Sanctuary Scheme is designed to enable survivors to stay in their own homes where this is possible and desired, rather than being forced to move and disrupting education, employment and family networks. These problems can be exacerbated by survivors of domestic abuse frequently being forced to move on numerous occasions. 

If you are a victim of domestic violence we can arrange for the security of your home to be increased to protect you from a violent partner. Additional security can include stronger door locks, window locks, alarms and secure rooms within your home. 

For more information, please use the following link to open the *The Sanctuary Scheme leaflet (application/pdf; 53kB).