Shine is a well-established charitable organisation that provides services aimed at addressing domestic violence. One of their programmes, DVFREE guides organisations through the development and implementation of workplace policies and procedures as well as training and awareness raising for staff to address domestic violence. The programme also offers an employer accreditation called the DVFREE Tick.

Allen + Clarke is working with Shine to develop a framework and tools for internally administering an evaluation of the DVFREE Tick programme. The framework has a dual focus: continuous improvement, which is essential in this developing field, where the standards of best practice continue to emerge; and there is need to demonstrate the effectiveness of the programme in order to engage with organisations who might seek DVFREE Tick accreditation and secure funding to subsidise the programme costs for organisations that are presently unable to afford its services.