1. Neil Blacklock, Acting Director Acting Directorneil.blacklock@respect.uk.net

2. Accreditation Timeframe  Development of service standards – December 06  Pilot projects January 07 –July 07  Integrate learning from pilot and final consultation August 07 –January 08  Recruitment and train assessors – Jan 08  National Roll out April 2008

3. Route to Accreditation  Organisation applies for accreditation  Respect appoints two assessors  Organisation undertakes a desk top review  Assessor reviews the desk top review  Assessors undertakes site visit  Assessor reports back their findings to the organisation

4. Route to Accreditation  Assessor completes report to panel  Panel meeting – assessor and organisation represented – final decision  If granted accreditation – 3 years  Possibility of random site visit during the period of accreditation

5. What accreditation covers  Management of the Organisation  Service structure and process  Diversity  Risk management  Children  Partnership working

6. Referral Data  At the referral stage – gender, age, ethnicity, referral route, children (number and age), other agencies involved (e.g. family court, drug and alcohol agency)  At the assessment stage –partner details, history of violence and abuse, substance misuse, mental health (including suicidal thoughts), prescribed drug use, disability, previous partner details if still in contact