Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC)
A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.
Definition
Meetings where information is shared about victims of domestic abuse to facilitate a coordinated response.
This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.
Related terms
Civil and criminal orders
Legal restrictions that can be applied to help manage the risk to victims.
honour-based abuse (HBA)
Abuse that occurs to protect or defend the perceived honor of a family or community.
joint decision model
A framework for decision-making in multi-agency situations.
Joint Emergency Service Interoperability Principles (JESIP)
Guidelines to ensure effective communication and collaboration between emergency services.
Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA)
A framework for managing sexual and violent offenders involving multiple agencies.
risk assessment (RA)
The evaluation of identified risks.
Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.