Worthing domestic abuse legal charity lands official partnership with Sussex Police

A Worthing charity has bagged an official partnership with Sussex Police thanks to extra funding.
By James Butler
Published 28th Jul 2020, 16:12 BST
Updated 29th Jul 2020, 10:28 BST
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The Daisy Chain Project, based in the town centre, has developed a phone app for domestic abuse victims, and received £23,000 from Sussex police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne’s emergency Covid-19 fund.

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Hayley Stoner, Katy Bourne and Jade-Shannon Patrick at The Daisy Chain Project's office in Chapel Road, WorthingHayley Stoner, Katy Bourne and Jade-Shannon Patrick at The Daisy Chain Project's office in Chapel Road, Worthing
Hayley Stoner, Katy Bourne and Jade-Shannon Patrick at The Daisy Chain Project's office in Chapel Road, Worthing

From this month onward, Sussex Police officers dealing with incidents involving domestic abuse across the county are referring victims to the app, replacing two similar national support schemes due to the charity’s added ability to offer legal advice on a local level across Sussex.

Founders Jade-Shannon Patrick and Hayley Stoner said: “We are really excited to have developed this app and get it on to officers’ handsets, and we are enjoying being able to keep people safer, quicker.”

The Daisy Chain Project specialises in helping domestic abuse victims get court injunctions against their abusers, with its own legal team consisting of experienced, qualified, and fully regulated barristers and solicitors who offer free legal support.

Detective Superintendent Vanessa Britton of the force’s Public Protection Command said this partnership would not replace their investigations or ‘immediate response to urgent reports’.