1. Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference Detective Inspector Paul White BSCB Annual Conference 4th June 2009

2. History April 2003 – Cardiff April 2003 – Cardiff 16 Statutory and Non Statutory Agencies 16 Statutory and Non Statutory Agencies Initial Monthly meetings Initial Monthly meetings Now two weekly – 20 new cases per meeting. Now two weekly – 20 new cases per meeting. CAADA – Combined Action Against Domestic Abuse – www.caada.org.uk CAADA – Combined Action Against Domestic Abuse – www.caada.org.ukwww.caada.org.uk Bromley MARAC commenced March 2008 Bromley MARAC commenced March 2008

3. Aims of the MARAC Increase safety, health and well-being of victims and children. Increase safety, health and well-being of victims and children. Determine level of risk posed. Determine level of risk posed. Construct jointly and implement safety planning/professional support to reduce risk. Construct jointly and implement safety planning/professional support to reduce risk. Reduce repeat victimisation. Reduce repeat victimisation. Improve Agency accountability. Improve Agency accountability. Improve support for staff involved in high risk DV cases Improve support for staff involved in high risk DV cases CAADA MARAC implementation guide

4. Your client discloses DV Life and limb Life and limb Immediate risk – offender present or longer term? Immediate risk – offender present or longer term? Police called? Police called? Risk assessment – CAADA recommended risk indicator checklist / Barnardo’s risk assessment for children. Risk assessment – CAADA recommended risk indicator checklist / Barnardo’s risk assessment for children. High risk / very high risk – immediate action required?. Refer to MARAC via agency representative. If no representative – MARAC coordinator. All others to One Stop Shop. High risk / very high risk – immediate action required?. Refer to MARAC via agency representative. If no representative – MARAC coordinator. All others to One Stop Shop.

5. CAADA risk indicator checklist CAADA risk indicator checklist http://www.caada.org.uk/library_resources.html#2 Identifies cases to be referred to MARAC Identifies cases to be referred to MARAC Be alert to the fact that risk is dynamic. Be alert to the fact that risk is dynamic. Three common criteria for referral – professional judgement, visible high risk 14 or more ‘Yes’, potential escalation. Three common criteria for referral – professional judgement, visible high risk 14 or more ‘Yes’, potential escalation. Explain to the victim the purpose of the risk indicator checklist. Explain to the victim the purpose of the risk indicator checklist. Refer to your MARAC lead or to MARAC Coordinator Refer to your MARAC lead or to MARAC Coordinator

6. Common Safety Planning Options Sanctuary / Safer Bromley Van / CPO Sanctuary / Safer Bromley Van / CPO Refer to One Stop Shop Refer to One Stop Shop Panic Alarm / Prioritise calls to address Panic Alarm / Prioritise calls to address Assistance to obtain County Court orders Assistance to obtain County Court orders Housing Options – relocation / refuge Housing Options – relocation / refuge Social Care – Child Care Plan Social Care – Child Care Plan Freedom Programme Freedom Programme Drugs and Alcohol Outreach Drugs and Alcohol Outreach

7. Safety Planning continued…. Monitoring release from HMP Monitoring release from HMP Offender targeting Offender targeting Awareness of the situation Awareness of the situation Requests of agencies to change / adopt certain procedures Requests of agencies to change / adopt certain procedures Referral of offender to MAPPA Referral of offender to MAPPA

8. Advantages Increased safety of high risk victims and children. Increased safety of high risk victims and children. Joint Agency Working - relationships, joint visits, staff safety. Joint Agency Working - relationships, joint visits, staff safety. Advance information - moving into/moving on. Advance information - moving into/moving on. Reduction of repeat victimisation. Reduction of repeat victimisation. Cost savings for local services. Cost savings for local services.

9. Evaluation feedback from Cardiff “Before I joined I wouldn’t have had a clue how to get in touch with probation. We now have points of contact and are on first name terms with people in the other agencies to find out pieces of information.” “Before I joined I wouldn’t have had a clue how to get in touch with probation. We now have points of contact and are on first name terms with people in the other agencies to find out pieces of information.” “Some agencies have snippets of info that on their own don't raise any particular concern. Its only when the jigsaw of info is pieced together that the risk factors begin to be understood.” “Some agencies have snippets of info that on their own don't raise any particular concern. Its only when the jigsaw of info is pieced together that the risk factors begin to be understood.” “I think that the agencies involved in MARAC are underestimating how important the work is. They are not allowing staff to have time to devote to MARAC” “I think that the agencies involved in MARAC are underestimating how important the work is. They are not allowing staff to have time to devote to MARAC” CAADA MARAC implementation guide

10. Continued……… “It is important that we don’t hide behind issues of Human Rights, privacy. When we talk about Human Rights we should be looking at articles 2 and 3 the freedom to live without threat of torture, freedom of life…..we need to think about the issue proportionality. In terms of victims we are looking at the critical few… Agencies need to look a bit deeper at their reasons for not sharing info, and not being prepared to work together” “It is important that we don’t hide behind issues of Human Rights, privacy. When we talk about Human Rights we should be looking at articles 2 and 3 the freedom to live without threat of torture, freedom of life…..we need to think about the issue proportionality. In terms of victims we are looking at the critical few… Agencies need to look a bit deeper at their reasons for not sharing info, and not being prepared to work together” 42% of victims referred to MARAC remained free of violence after one year. 42% of victims referred to MARAC remained free of violence after one year. CAADA MARAC implementation guide.

11. The National Perspective Supplied courtesy of CAADA

12. Bromley Perspective Reporting to Police of DV for the size of population falls just short of national average. Reporting to Police of DV for the size of population falls just short of national average. Reliance on partner agencies to disclose. Reliance on partner agencies to disclose. Attendees are at middle manager level Steering Group – Strategic leads for each organisation. Approximately 20% of referrals are from agencies other than Police.

13. Contacts Detective Inspector Paul White – Bromley Police Station 0208 284 9985 Detective Inspector Paul White – Bromley Police Station 0208 284 9985 Mr David Gaywood – LBB DV Coordinator 0208 313 4290 Mr David Gaywood – LBB DV Coordinator 0208 313 4290 PC Jean Hydes – MARAC Coordinator – Bromley Police Station 0208 284 8765 PC Jean Hydes – MARAC Coordinator – Bromley Police Station 0208 284 8765