MARAC Risk Indictator & Referral Form

Referral details

Please highlight for what reason you are referring this case to MARAC.*

Professional judgement
Visible high risk (14 ticks or more on DASH RIC)
Potential escalation (3 or more incidents reported to the Police in the past 12 months)
MARAC repeat (further incident identified within twelve months from the date of the last referral)

Is the victim aware of MARAC referral?*

Yes
No

Has consent been given?*

Please note there are new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines due to be released which increases the need for consent to be obtained and may prevent our advocacy provider in contacting the client.

Yes
No

What are the Victims Greatest Priorities?*

e.g. Assist with Civil Remedies such as non- molestation orders/legal advice. General Support/Advice of options around keeping safe. Housing

Are there any other factors to be considered for the victim?*

Yes
No

What are these factors?*

Mental Health Issues
Learning/ Physical disability
Substance Misuse
Honor Based Violence (HBV)
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Forced Marriage
Other

Please specify*

Are there any other factors to be considered for the perpetrator?*

Yes
No

What are these factors?*

Mental Health Issues
Learning/Physical disability
Substance Misuse
Other

Please specify*

Practitioner’s Notes*

Please provide a brief over-view of client’s current situation and recent incidents (historical events can be noted but please provide approx. dates where possible).

Sharing information without consent

SafeLives recommend that all practitioners have a good working knowledge of the provisions in The GDPR 2018 and the Data Protection Act 2018) and refer to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for advice and guidance on information sharing. You should also refer to internal policies and your local Marac’s Operating Protocol/Information Sharing Protocol.

Client name and number

Client date of birth

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Client address and contact details

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Children	Date of birth

Address and contacts of children (if different to above)

Perpetrators name

Perpetrators date of birth

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Perpetrators address and contacts (if different to above)

Concerns and risk information

Who are you concerned about?

Child[ren]
Client/victim
Perpetrator
Family member
Agency Staff

What are your concerns or worries? Include who they may be at risk from (may be self-harm)

Are there any immediate concerns requiring immediate action?

Information sharing decision making process

To be kept on file

What information am I sharing? (be clear & concise)

For what purpose am I sharing this information?

With whom am I sharing this information (name agency/ies)

Has the client met the Threshold for a referral to Marac (High Risk) Give details here

Visible high risk (DASH RIC)
Professional Judgment
Escalation in severity &/or frequency of abuse

Lawful Basis for Sharing Information -consider your local Marac ISP

Vital interest
Legitimate interest

Please see links and justify your choice:-
Vital interests
Legitimate interests

I am sharing information based on the legal authority of (check one or more)

Child Protection Act 2004
s.115 Crime & Disorder Act 1998
Pt 3. Schedule 8 Data Protection Act 2018
Human Rights Act 2004
Common Law
The Care Act 2014

I have balanced the following considerations

Information is relevant?
Information is adequate & necessary to achieve the purpose
Information is proportionate
Sharing this information will NOT significantly increase risk to the client/family

I have discussed this internally with

Line manager
Senior practitioner

Has the client been notified of or involved in the decision to share information?

Yes
No

Date

Reasons for not informing client

Case worker

Date

Guidance for Sharing Information without consent

Sharing personal information is essential to safeguard the individual. Article 5 of the GDPR sets out seven key principles which lie at the heart of the general data protection regime.

Lawfulness, fairness and transparency
Purpose limitation
Data minimisation
Accuracy
Storage limitation
Integrity and confidentiality (security)
Accountability

These principles should lie at the heart of your approach to information sharing (processing personal data).

The GDPR specifies what individuals have a right to be informed about when you collect and use their personal data, who you share it with and how long you keep it for. Providing this information is a key element of the principle of transparency and can also help you to build trust with clients. This form has been designed to encourage the safe, lawful and secure sharing of personal information with relevant agencies by providing a clear framework to assist and record the decision-making process.

You must ensure the information you share is:

adequate – sufficient to properly fulfil your stated purpose;
relevant – has a rational link to that purpose; and
limited to what is necessary – you do not share (or hold) more than you need for that purpose.

Purpose

You must be clear about what your purposes for processing are from the start. You need to record your purposes as part of your documentation obligations and specify them in your privacy information for clients. You can only use the personal data for a new purpose if either this is compatible with your original purpose, you get consent, or you have a clear basis in law. Reference your local Marac Operating/Information Sharing Protocol which will detail the Lawful Basis for information sharing in the Marac process.

Lawful basis

There are six available lawful bases for processing. No single basis is ’better’ or more important than the others – which basis is most appropriate to use will depend on your purpose and relationship with the individual. Most lawful bases require that processing is ‘necessary’. If you can reasonably achieve the same purpose without the processing, you won’t have a lawful basis. You must determine your lawful basis before you begin processing, and you should document it. Take care to get it right first time - you should not swap to a different lawful basis at a later date without good reason. Your privacy notice should include your lawful basis for processing as well as the purposes of the processing. If your purposes change, you may be able to continue processing under the original lawful basis if your new purpose is compatible with your initial purpose (unless your original lawful basis was consent). If you are processing special category data you need to identify both a lawful basis for general processing and an additional condition for processing this type of data. If you are processing criminal conviction data or data about offences you need to identify both a lawful basis for general processing and an additional condition for processing this type of data.

Consent

The GDPR sets a high standard for consent. But you often won’t need consent. Consent means offering individuals real choice and control. Genuine consent should put individuals in charge, build trust and engagement. When a person is assessed to be at high risk of serious harm or homicide (Marac threshold) information can be shared without consent thus the client cannot choose or control the process. In order to lawfully process special category data (formally sensitive data), you must identify both a lawful basis under Article 6 and a separate condition for processing special category data under Article 9. These do not have to be linked.

You must ensure the personal data you are processing is:

adequate – sufficient to properly fulfil your stated purpose;
relevant – has a rational link to that purpose; and
limited to what is necessary – you do not hold more than you need for that purpose.

Safety

The safety of the victim and children living with domestic abuse is paramount. When considering whether to share information you must always consider risk factors – how great is the risk? Will that risk increase if information is shared. Can that risk be managed? Do I need to limit who the information is shared with? Record and document all decisions whether to share or not to share information. Decisions should be defensible NOT defensive.

Useful links

SafeLives recommend that all practitioners have a good working knowledge of the provisions in The GDPR 2018 and the Data Protection Act 2018) and refer to the ICO for advice and guidance on information sharing. You should also refer to internal policies and your local Marac Operating Protocol/Information Sharing Protocol.

The ICO have published detailed guidance on children and the GDPR.
ICO guidance on determining what is personal data.
The ICO guidance will help you to understand what information you need to provide people with when you collect their personal data, when it needs to be provided, and how you can provide it.
GDPR – A Briefing for Maracs (SafeLives)
s.115 Crime & Disorder Act 1998

If in doubt always seek advice from management/ your Data Protection Officer and or legal experts

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Overview

Your details

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Diversity data (if known)

Perpetrator details

Child(ren) details