Find a Marac
Contact details for regional Maracs for practitioners working with victims of domestic abuse.
Marac referral criteria and form
A resource providing information on the criteria for a referral to Marac and answers to frequently asked questions about these
The four criteria for a referral to Marac are:
- visible high risk
- professional judgement
- potential escalation
- repeat referral
This resource explains each of the four criteria. It also answers some of the most frequently asked questions about Marac referral criteria, including:
- Why SafeLives recommends a threshold of 14 ‘yes’ answers
- Professional Judgement:
- How do I articulate my professional judgement?
- What do I do if my referral is ‘rejected’ by the Marac?
- Potential Escalation
- Why does SafeLives recommend a threshold of three incidents in 12 months?
- Doesn’t this criterion just relate to police call outs?
- Why is my local threshold different?
- Repeat referrals
- Why have we updated the repeat referral definition?
- Why are repeat referrals important?
- Who should refer a repeat case to Marac?
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Marac to Marac referral process
A one page resource providing guidance to Marac practitioners on the appropriate steps to follow in the Marac to Marac referral process.