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Blackpool MARAC. Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conference Andrea Thorley-Baines Domestic Abuse Policy Coordinator. Blackpool Statistics. 05/06 06/07 Incidents 4,100 4,330 +6% Arrests 1,484 1,606 +8% Crimes 1,121 1,319 +17% Children 3,108 3,456 +11%
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Blackpool MARAC Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conference Andrea Thorley-Baines Domestic Abuse Policy Coordinator
Blackpool Statistics 05/06 06/07 Incidents 4,100 4,330 +6% Arrests 1,484 1,606 +8% Crimes 1,121 1,319 +17% Children 3,108 3,456 +11% Conviction Rate 85.4%
Background • Developed from MAPPA • 1st MARAC 1st April 2003 South Wales • High Risk Victims of Domestic Abuse
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 MARAC Core Group
What’s Involved? • Risk Assessment Tools • Information Sharing • Referral Process
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
Cost-Benefit Analysis • 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
MARAC Statistics • No cases = 112 • No children = 128 • No actions = 219
Questions? Thank you