High risk of serious harm
If you have identified the victim as being at a high risk of serious harm:
1. Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)
First:
- speak to your agency’s Designated MARAC Officer (DMO) and complete a MARAC referral, with or without consent
- if your agency does not have a DMO, contact the MARAC Administrator for your area on the Police non-emergency number 101
- inform Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) through Modus referral
- IDVA contacts the victim and represents their views at the MARAC meeting
- if there are children in the family, a referral must be made to Children's social care
2. MARAC meeting
Then the MARAC meeting takes place and information is shared.
3. Action plan
Last, the action plan is agreed and agencies flag and tag files.
Standard or medium risk of serious harm
If you have identified the victim as being at a standard or medium risk of serious harm:
- consider immediate and long term risks and needs
- risk can fluctuate so regularly review risk levels and decision making
- discuss basic safety planning with the victim
- make sure the victim knows where to go for help from specialist services
- signpost to consent based referral Berkshire Women’s Aid (referral form and DASH RIC required) and call 0808 801 0882
- signpost and referral to other services (see cue card, services map and domestic abuse services in Bracknell Forest)
- for cases involving the most harmful and serial perpetrators, consider a referral to the Multi Agency Tasking and Coordination (MATAC) email: MATACWokandBrac@thamesvalley.police.uk