Evaluation Report: The Pilot of the Respect / Relate /
Cafcass Domestic Violence Risk Identification
Tool
During 2007, specialist staff from Cafcass,
Respect and Relate worked together to produce an amended version of
the domestic violence risk assessment tool. This was done
with support from CAADA (coordinated action against domestic abuse)
and all three agencies were involved in piloting the tool.
Cafcass teams in Eastbourne, Tees Valley and
Plymouth piloted the tool. They were asked to test use it and to
explore the value of incorporating this tool into their work in
their private and/or public law case work. The pilot didn’t alter
the teams’ existing protocols for referring to MARAC or information
sharing. It was agreed that the risk identification tool would be
filled out in every case where there is any indication or
allegation of domestic violence.
Final recommendations are that the tool is
reviewed and amended in line with feedback from the pilot and then
introduced for general use across Relate, Respect, Cafcass and
Children's Services.
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