Safety away from home

• Inform your employer about your situation
• Consider where your wages/benefits are paid to
• Consider getting protection on your National Insurance Numbers, Electoral Role
• Plan safe routes home from work and vary them, and use different modes of transport
• Think about what you would do if something happened while you were on your way home
• Do not go out alone, especially if going out of the building
• Avoid usual routines e.g. shopping times and places
• Choose a different bank to go to – cancel shared cards and accounts
• Keep any court orders with you
• Keep a mobile phone with you if possible
• Make sure that a person or organisation does not pass on your name or address

Making a decision to leave a violent and abusive partner can be the beginning of a long process.  Remember that you do not have to go through it alone. You can speak to in confidence to the agencies listed under the Local Helplines page.