SafePolicy™ Governance Framework
Not a wellbeing document. A technical risk engine.
SafePolicy™ is a two-part professional framework designed to protect the victim, the manager, and the institution. It moves organisations from informal, inconsistent domestic abuse responses to a clear, auditable and legally defensible operational model.
SMCR-Aligned | Insider Threat Protocol | Safe Leave Bill Ready | Audit Trail | 7 Jurisdictions
SafePolicy™ moves organisations from informal, inconsistent responses to a clear, defensible and operational model.
It is not a standalone policy document. It is a complete system combining governance, implementation and practical tools to ensure organisations respond to domestic abuse and pattern-based abuse safely, consistently and in line with their legal obligations under SMCR, ESG reporting requirements, and statutory duty of care.
It produces an auditable record of organisational response. That record is what protects your firm under regulatory review.
When a domestic abuse case is mishandled, the liability does not stay within HR. It surfaces in regulatory review, employment tribunal, reputational coverage, and in some cases, coroner's proceedings. The absence of a documented, consistent response is itself the exposure.
Employment tribunal exposure
Inconsistent handling of a disclosure creates grounds for constructive dismissal, discrimination, and failure of duty of care claims.
SMCR and FCA conduct risk
In regulated firms, failure to identify a perpetrator in a senior role creates direct conduct risk and potential Senior Manager liability.
ESG and public scrutiny
Domestic abuse handling is increasingly visible in ESG reporting frameworks. Institutional investors and regulators are paying attention.
Escalated victim risk
Standard HR processes applied topattern-based abuse situations can increase danger to the victim. The process itself becomes a liability.
Many organisations begin their journey by adopting a respected industry template or charity-led policy. This is a vital first step in breaking the silence around domestic abuse.
SafePolicy™ is designed to build upon that foundation. It provides the technical structure and auditable processes required by regulated environments and complex organisational needs. While a template provides the "what," SafePolicy™ provides the "how", ensuring your response is consistent, documented and defensible under professional scrutiny.
Awareness Focused: Designed for general guidance and signposting.
Standard HR Support: Does not typically include perpetrator protocols.
Informal Records: Relies on manual notes or EAP referrals.
General Alignment: A versatile template that can be incorporated into existing wellbeing or health and safety policies.
Multi- Jurisdiction: Localised Annexes for UK, USA, France and others.
Perpetrator Protocol: Structured framework for managing Insider Threat.
Compliance Aligned: Specifically mapped to professional standards such as SMCR, Regulation S-P, and DUERP.
Defensible under regulatory review
The SafePolicy™ Architecture
Five integrated components delivering global consistency and local compliance.
Sets the foundational governance standards for the entire organisation. Defines domestic abuse in a workplace context. Establishes how pattern-based abuse presents as patterns, not incidents. Defines clear roles and responsibilities across HR, management and leadership.
Translates the Global Core framework into specific, locally defensible employer obligations. Each annex is a regulatory compliance document, not a generic adaptation.
UK: Domestic Abuse Act 2021, SMCR, and Safe Leave Bill 10-day statutory mandate.
USA: Regulation S-P and State-level requirements.
France: DUERP and Obligation de Securite.
Australia, Germany, Ireland and Japan: Fully localised versions available.
Unique to SafePolicy™. A structured governance framework for managing the situation when an employee is identified as a perpetrator of domestic abuse.
This protects your firm's data integrity, physical security and professional reputation from being weaponised or compromised by an insider threat. In regulated roles, it addresses the specific SMCR conduct risk created by a perpetrator in a position of authority.
Digital training modules designed for immediate deployment across internal Learning Management Systems.
Receiving and responding to a disclosure safely
Understanding pattern-based abuse
What not to do and why standard HR approaches fail
Audit Trail: LMS completion records and policy acknowledgement logs create a timestamped, auditable record of organisational training. This is your evidence of compliance under regulatory review.
Translates policy into frontline action. Provides managers with step-by-step response guidance, conversation frameworks, and defined escalation triggers. Removes the ambiguity that creates inconsistency. Ensures the person on the frontline can document and respond without increasing risk to the victim or the organisation.
Why SafePolicy™ is different
Written by a domestic abuse practitioner with 15 years of commercial leadership, not a policy generalist.
Most policies describe what organisations should do. SafePolicy™ enables them to do it correctly. It is designed for real-world use, not theoretical compliance. The difference is the practitioner knowledge embedded in every component: how pattern-based abuse actually presents, where standard HR processes break down and what a defensible response looks like under scrutiny.
On the Safe Leave Bill: the 10-day statutory mandate is not yet in force. Organisations that implement SafePolicy™ now will have a compliant, operational framework before it becomes a mandatory burden. Those that wait will be building under pressure.
Reactive, inconsistent handling with no audit trail → Structured, auditable, and legally defensible response
SafePolicy™ provides clarity for leadership, protection for the organisation, and most importantly, a safer response for the victim.
Request SafePolicy™ or book a consultation to discuss your organisation's regulatory exposure and what a defensible framework looks like in practice.
