Safer Middlesbrough Partnership Crime, Disorder, Drug & Alcohol Strategy 2005 – 2008 Domestic Violence Theme Group – Action Plan

List of Actions	Person Responsible	Estimated Timescale	Outcomes/Comments
Public Awareness Campaigns 2008	All partners	March 2009	All members of group to feed in all public awareness campaigns planned for 2008/09. ‘There’s no Excuse for Domestic Abuse’ cards and holders have been ordered and received. Distribution needs to be organised. Middlesbrough Football Club Domestic Abuse Awareness day. This included the players warming up in ‘There’s no excuse for domestic abuse’ T-shirts, posters were displayed throughout the concourses, stickers were placed on back of toilet doors, 2 large flags were waved, MSP telephone number on score board and publicity photographs with players. Press release was distributed and article is to be placed in the next match day programme. One self-referral has already been made to the SAFE project from this. A stall is being held at the MELA by the Safer Middlesbrough Partnership. This is taking place over 2 days on the 19th and 20th July. Members are asked to supply information for their services and offers to cover some time on the stall would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Laura Gourlay if you are able to assist – 01642 354019.
Education & Training 2008 Work with Statutory, Non-Statutory Sectors, Schools, Colleges and Community Groups to raise awareness and develop training	My Sisters Place	March 2009	200 Professionals complete Multi-Agency Domestic Violence training per annum 12 Training sessions to be offered 2 Freedom Programmes are currently running and 1 is still to be delivered in Middlesbrough 5 Community Awareness raising events to be facilitated Under funding from the GONE Regional Development Fund, 6 briefing sessions have been arranged covering: Risk Assessment – New Multi Agency Tools Middlesbrough MARAC Teesside SDAC Middlesbrough Sanctuary Scheme Information Sharing in the context of high risk domestic violence cases Working with Perpetrators – Current approaches Specific agency briefing sessions have been arranged for both CPS and Victim Support. This is available for other agencies that are interested.
Deliver and monitor Sanctuary Scheme	MSP / Erimus Housing	Ongoing	Monthly reporting on numbers. Since October 2007 60 referrals. Not all had physical work as didn’t meet the criteria. Despite this all received assessments and Fire Safety checks.
MARAC Impact Assessment	Laura Gourlay / Gillian Wright	Ongoing	Laura and Gillian to meet to take forward.
Promote agency use of risk assessment for MARAC	Laura Gourlay	March 2009	Michelle Brown has provided training for Erimus. Erimus looking to develop the use of the risk assessment tool. Other agencies to express their interest in this.
Children’s Services Children and Young People Strategic Partnership (CYPSP)	CYPSP	Ongoing	CYPSP to feed into group.
Specialist Court Monitor development of DV court	Between Jan and December 2007, there were 352 cases that went through the SDAC. 180 (51%) Middlesbrough 118 (33.5%) Stockton 52 (14.8%) Langbaurgh 2 Unknown Of the 352 cases, 243 (69%) were successful.	Ongoing	DV Court to commence on Monday 27th November 2006. DV Court operational Monday mornings and all day Thursday. Official launch of the Specialist Domestic Violence Courts to be held in April 2007. First trial in court was on the Thursday 25th January, but defendant was found not guilty. Monthly Operational Meeting to take place. LG/GW to find the number of MARAC cases that have been through the SDAC.
Scrutiny Panel Progress development of CPS Panel with Service Users.	Susan Milburn	Ongoing	Induction training has been arranged for service users that are to be involved with the scrutiny panel. Scrutiny Panel was launched on the 7th February 2008, 1st meeting to take place on the 12th March 2008.
Alcohol and Domestic Violence Develop a plan to reduce the number of alcohol related DV incidents	Laura Gourlay	Ongoing	Baselines/evidence of the size of the problem. Priority action to develop pathways into alcohol services. The DVEC campaign highlighted that in 60% of the domestic incidents between 14th December until the 6th January, alcohol was involved. Alcohol is often a factor why victims of DV do not access the services available to them. Alcohol use often makes involvement difficult and progression very difficult. This is often due to chaotic lifestyles, resulting from alcohol abuse. An Alcohol Summit took place on the 18th March 2008, where DV came up as a theme on a number of occasions. Care pathways need to be established between alcohol services and all domestic violence cases.
‘Honour’ Based Violence Awareness Raising around HBV for DV agencies and partners	Ian Sharp	Ongoing	Sgt Ian Sharp to provide updates on progress with help line etc.
MARAC Development Group Develop a MARAC meeting to provide consistency between areas covered by Cleveland Police in line with the CAADA guidelines	Pat McManus (GONE) / Tim Blades	October 2007	A pre meeting took place on the 13th September following the SDAC meeting to discuss the development of a meeting. It was agreed that a meeting would be arranged with MARAC chair and MARAC or DV Coordinator for each area and Michelle Brown (IDVA). Tim Blades to chair and project manage. Development of MARAC system to be done through this group. A 1 day risk assessment training event took place, ran by Professor Hazel Kempshaw. I was raised at this group that there is a lack of training around deciding on a risk level and consistency. Training for Paloma, the MARAC data system will take place in June 2008.
Performance Monitoring Develop clear performance monitoring mechanisms	Laura Gourlay/Gillian Wright	Ongoing
Service User Group Involvement All members of the group to encourage service users to get involved in Service User Group.	Susan Milburn	Ongoing	Posters being developed. Event planned for 28th March 2008 at the MTLC. Susan Milburn to update. A funding bid for a Tees-wide SU conference has been received. Susan Milburn to update as necessary.