From July, my job title will change from Partner Link Worker (PLW), to Domestic Abuse Safety Officer (DASO).

The new name better reflects my role, focussing solely on supporting the victims of domestic abuse and their safety.

There will be several actions needed following the name change, to ensure systems, processes and documentation are accurately updated and most of these are underway either centrally or within my region. The Probation Reform Programme Interventions Team are working with Interventions Services to update the new DASO (formerly PLW) manual, training and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for my role.

In addition to this, I will need to write to the clients I am working with to inform them of the change of title and the reasons for the change. I will also need to update my email signature and any letter templates I use by 8th July, to reflect my new job title.

The role name change is separate to the Job Evaluation Scheme (JES) review of the DASO role.