Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live Blackpool MARAC Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conference Andrea Thorley-Baines Domestic Abuse Policy Coordinator

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live Blackpool Statistics 05/0606/07 Incidents4,1004,330 +6% Arrests1,4841,606 +8% Crimes1,1211, % Children3,1083, % Conviction Rate 85.4%

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live Background  Developed from MAPPA  1 st MARAC 1 st April 2003 South Wales  High Risk Victims of Domestic Abuse

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live MARAC Core Group Police Adult Social Care Mental Health Children’s Social Care Education FCWA Victim Support Blackpool Coastal Housing AD Solutions NHS Hospital Trust DA Policy Coordinator CAFCASS IDVA Probation BSafe Housing Needs PCT Probation

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live What’s Involved? Risk Assessment Tools Information Sharing Referral Process

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live Where does MARAC fit? As integral part of Coordinated Community Response Model: With: Criminal Courts Civil Court, including Family Court IDVA’s Other Professional Agencies It is the ‘safety focussed’ part of the model

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live What is the cost of a typical case? -6 police callouts -8 GP visits -6 prescriptions -4 A&E attendances for minor wounding -2 A&E attendances for serious wounding -12 nights in a refuge -Police involvement in S18 prosecution -Other CJS involvement in S18 prosecution = £14,000 Cost-Benefit Analysis

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live What is the cost of the MARAC? Agency:Lead AgencyPartner Agencies IDVA Days per month (2 MARACs) 646 Estimated cost- annual £9,000£5,500£7,000

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live Net Saving Total annual cost for MARAC assuming 10 partner agencies, lead agency and IDVA’s = £71,000. MARAC could review approximately 400 cases a year. Running costs are equivalent to approximately 5 ‘average’ very high risk cases.

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live Repeat Victimisation

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live Victim Confidence

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live Child Protection

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live Cardiff Evaluation Outcomes At the 6 month follow up point 63% of victims had no repeat violence. At the 12 month stage this figure was still 42%. Those who had suffered repeat incidents reported them at an earlier stage of abuse.

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live MARAC Process Emergency Callout/referral from agency. Risk assessment checklist completed. Risk assessment reviewed and risk level assessed. Established as VHR. Case referred to MARAC.

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live The MARAC Lead agency collects referrals with name, DOB and address of victim, children and perpetrator and name of referring agency. Circulates list 8 working days before MARAC to all attending agencies. Relevant professionals research cases. MARAC meeting held, information shared. Actions agreed. Outstanding actions from last meeting highlighted.

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live MARAC Actions ActionAgency Clarify risksAll Prioritize/Flag/Open the caseHousing, Police, Social Services, A&E, Midwives, Education Joint Visits or Separate Visitse.g. Health Visitor and IDVA, or Police Criminal/civil optionsPolice, Probation, IDVA, SSD, Housing, CAFCASS Perpetrator managementPolice, Probation, Mental Health, Housing

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live MARAC Statistics No cases = 112 No children = 128 No actions = 219

Blackpool, a great place to visit – an even better place to live Questions? Thank you