Protection - identifying and assessing risk, protecting victims with civil and criminal legal interventions – and addressing the behaviour of perpetrators by all available means including criminal and civil justice measures. Plan Lead: Objective Action Lead Deadline Update Resources person/org Develop good Conduct CAADA self MARAC –assessment practice in dealing Working with Safeguarding (children with DV and adults) ensure measures are taken to protect the most vulnerable victims Continue to develop and maintain CAADA DASH (multi-agency risk assessment) and ACPO DASH assessments, including aligning them to include questions re children and young people Continue to develop A commitment to working closely with IVASP, Police and strengthen the the courts and the CPS to ensure that Probation co-ordinated victims are given all the necessary approach to support to help them through the often detection, arrest, difficult process of prosecution conviction and Develop clear links and working effective sentencing arrangements with the New of perpetrators of Lighthouse victim hub domestic violence Make available Ensure awareness raising and victim information about contact arrangements take into the range of ways account potential risks to victims if DVA
Protection - – identifying and assessing risk, protecting victims with civil and criminal legal interventions and addressing the behaviour of perpetrators by all available means including criminal and civil justice measures. Plan Lead: Objective Action Lead person/org Deadline Update Resources Develop good practice in dealing with DV Conduct CAADA self –assessment Working with Safeguarding (children and adults) ensure measures are taken to protect the most vulnerable victims MARAC Continue to develop and maintain CAADA DASH (multi-agency risk assessment) and ACPO DASH assessments, including aligning them to include questions re children and young people Continue to develop and strengthen the co-ordinated approach to detection, arrest, conviction and effective sentencing of perpetrators of domestic violence A commitment to working closely with the courts and the CPS to ensure that victims are given all the necessary support to help them through the often difficult process of prosecution IVASP, Police Probation Develop clear links and working arrangements with the New Lighthouse victim hub Make available information about the range of ways Ensure awareness raising and victim contact arrangements take into account potential risks to victims if DVA
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