The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has established an advisory group to provide advice on issues relating to domestic and family violence (DFV).
The DFV Advisory Group will meet quarterly to provide advice to the QPS around strategy, policy and practice.
Assistant Commissioner for the QPS, Brian Codd said while the QPS was connected closely with many stakeholders and support services, the Advisory Group would provide a formal avenue for more open collaboration.
“Domestic and family violence is an incredibly complex issue and our response is continuously evolving,” Assistant Commissioner Codd said.
“Having these opportunities for robust conversation with the sector is incredibly important to ensure that any decisions we make in this space are fully considered,” he said.
“The DFV Advisory Group will assist the Commissioner, the Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command and the QPS as a whole in making decisions in the domestic and family violence space that are effective and victim-centric.”
Chief Executive Officer of the Red Rose Foundation, Betty Taylor said collaboration was an important factor in addressing domestic and family violence.
“We have got to work together in a positive and problem-solving space,” Ms Taylor said.
“That’s how we will find meaningful solutions to domestic and family violence,” she said.
Members of the Advisory Group are: Assistant Commissioner Codd; Ms Taylor; Angela Lynch; Kelly-Ann Tansley; Brian Sullivan; Christine Castley; and Natalie Lewis.
