Accreditation
The Respect Accreditation Standard and process
Accreditation has been developed so that members of the public, funders, commissioning agencies and other professionals can be assured of a high quality, safety-focused service from organisations accredited by Respect.
Accreditation provides a recognised framework for delivering programmes in many different ways, allowing skilled practitioners and effective projects to gain recognition for their work, to support safe practice and to assist with fundraising.
Practitioners, policy makers and researchers have been involved in developing and testing these requirements. The Standard and assessment methods will be reviewed every three years to ensure that they are updated as knowledge and experience expand.
The total cost of Accrediation is £7,000. If you would like advice on sources of funding to meet these costs, please contact neil.blacklock@respect.uk.net.
New! 25th June 2008 - AMENDED version with list of supporting organisations
The final version of the Standard was loaded onto the website in March. Since then, we have added two pages at the start of the Standard: a list (with logos) of all the national organisations supporting the Standard; and a foreward of support by Vernon Coaker, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Crime Reduction.
The text of the Standard has NOT changed. However, you should now download this new version and replace all previous copies with this one. We hope that it may help you for example with funding, to be able to show that the Home Office, CAFCASS, The Association of Directors of Children's Services, Relate, Women's Aid, Refuge, GLDVP etc all support this document as a statement of minimum standards for domestic violence intervention programmes working with perpetrators.
Please download this new version and keep it on your files. If you have the March version printed out, you can still continue to refer to this as the main text has not changed.
We will add in new insert pages as more governmental and non-governmental bodies add their support.
Download: Standard 030608A4 FINAL WITH GUIDANCE.pdf
Services eligible for accreditation
The minimum unit considered for accreditation is usually a combination of a Domestic Violence Prevention Programme (DVPP), working with perpetrators of domestic violence and an Integrated Support Service (ISS), working with their partners and ex-partners. This may include services operating entirely in the voluntary, statutory or private sectors, or those operating as a joint project or other arrangement between sectors.
Further information
If you would like further information about the process of accreditation, please contact Respect's Development Director, Neil Blacklock.
Neil Blacklock: neil.blacklock@respect.uk.net
If you are preparing for accreditation or thinking about applying, please go to the page called "applying for accreditation", for further information.