The council’s Community Safety and Social Inclusion Scrutiny Commission decided to undertake the review because the borough has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in London, accounting for nearly 20 per cent of all recorded crime in Hackney.
The commission examined the most commonly affected victims, 16- to 19-year-old women; children and vulnerable adults living with domestic violence; and how to cope with budgetary pressures.
Councillor Carole Williams, chair of the commission, said: "Domestic violence affects too many people in Hackney. The council services that address this are changing and important decisions need to be taken.
"Our report demonstrates that these services are high performing and have begun to transform an area of social care that had been neglected for too long."
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