FOI Request - DASH Risk Assessment Scores

Request 101003750630

1. Does your local authority use a specific cut-off DASH (Domestic Abuse, Stalking, and Honour-Based Violence) risk assessment score for:

a) Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) referrals?
b) Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) referrals?

2. If a cut-off score is used, has this score changed at any point over the past 10 years? Please provide the cut-off scores for each year, broken down as follows:

a) IDVA Referral Score:

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 (latest available data)

b) MARAC Referral Score:

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 (latest available data)

Response 15-04-2025

1.a) We have not had an independent domestic violence advocate since 2020 but prior to that the answer is Yes

b) Yes

2. a) 2015 - 14
2016 - 14
2017 - 14
2018 - 14
2019 - 14
2020 - N/a
2021 - N/a
2022 - N/a
2023 - N/a
2024 - N/a
2025 (latest available data) - N/a

b) 2015 - 14
2016 - 14
2017 - 14
2018 - 14
2019 - 14
2020 - 14
2021 - 14
2022 - 14
2023 - 14
2024 - 14
2025 (latest available data) - 14