National Practitioners' Network

The National Practitioners’ Network (NPN) is an informal group of organisations and individuals working in the domestic violence perpetrator sector. The NPN has no formal membership and no one is in charge.

Following discussions between a small group of practitioners working in the field at a conference hosted by CHANGE in January 1992, the first meeting of the (NPN) was held in Keighley, England in 1992. The NPN has met for two days, once every six months from then onwards, with a different organisation hosting the event each time. Initially covering the UK, the NPN has expanded to include the Republic of Ireland, and meetings were held in Ireland in 2005 and 2009.

What happens at the NPN

NPN meetings are not formal conferences. They are informal network meetings which provide opportunities for practitioners to meet and discuss common issues, to subject practice to peer scrutiny, to offer guidance to newcomers and to give each other support.

Respect and the NPN

Respect was formed from a steering group of NPN members and continues to have a close relationship with the NPN, holding our Annual General Meetings during NPN meetings every November.