MARAC - Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference

The goal of the MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference) is to provide a forum for sharing information and taking actions that will reduce future harm to very high-risk victims of domestic violence and their children.
Increasing safety of men, women and children experiencing domestic violence is the aim of the MARAC. This will be done through:

Increased and on-going communications between agencies
Risk assessments
Provision of advocacy for victims and
Holding perpetrators to account

The above will be key to agency responses.

A key element of the MARAC is the risk assessment. The risk assessment has three main objectives:

To gather detailed and relevant information from victims, which can be shared with other agencies
To identify those who will need more intensive support
To identify offenders and take appropriate action to minimise risk to victim

In a single meeting, the MARAC will consider up to date risk assessment information with a comprehensive assessment of a victim's needs and link them directly to the provision of appropriate services for all those involved in the case: victim, children and perpetrator.

Responsibility to take appropriate action is with individual agencies, the MARAC will monitor outcomes and appropriate actions and information sharing.

By improving victim safety other safety indicators can be measured. It is anticipated that repeat victimisation will decrease and if repeat incidents are suffered they will be reported at an earlier stage. MARAC should also contribute to agency accountability towards client safety as well as improving staff support in high-risk domestic violence cases.

The Metropolitan Police Community Safety Unit will chair the MARAC in Wandsworth. The meeting will take place every four weeks. Referrals can be made from any agency that identifies a client as being very high risk. Referrers will be invited to attend the meeting if their client constitutes a high risk as defined by the MARAC. If a client is not considered to have reached the threshold of risk to be discussed at the MARAC a referral will be made to Wandsworth Safety Net for additional support.

Together, through multi-agency intervention, the MARAC envisages to promote the safety of high-risk victims of domestic abuse in Wandsworth.

MARAC Referral Form

A CAADA Risk Indicator Form must be completed and submitted with each referral form. Click here for the CAADA Risk Indicator Form

Please email completed referral forms to: MARAC REFERRALS MAILBOX

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