Latest changes – partnership working and multi-agency responses/mechanisms

'2021' added after the Domestic Abuse Act under the sub-heading Domestic Abuse Commissioner. 

• HM Government Information Sharing link updated 
• Removal of obtaining and using documents and information from family proceedings reference link
• Removal of reference to 2013 Protocol and Good Practice Model under checklist for sharing evidence for family court hearings section and also under the proceeding section 
• Addition of the 'Domestic Abuse Commissioner' section 
• Reference to Domestic Abuse Act 2021 included under CJS section 
• Local safeguarding children boards title changed to 'multi-agency safeguarding arrangements'
• References to LSCB changed to MASA
• Reference to working together to safeguarding children 2023 included 
• Removal of reference to Department Health Care and Support Statutory Guidance 2014 replaced with Department Health and Social Care Statutory Guidance
• MAPPA Guidance replaced Ministry of Justice 2012 v.4 guidance on MAPPA
• Removal of wording 'August 2013' from multi agency guidance DHR guidance section

Update to include Adult Social Care as one of Marac's core agencies.

Link to HM Government (2008) Information Sharing: Guidance for practitioners and managers replaced with HM Government (2015) Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers.


Link to CPS (2015) Domestic abuse charging advice sheet added.