If you are a professional working with domestic abuse and would like to know more about the Risk Identification Checklist you can find the following publications on our website:

http://www.caada.org.uk/dvservices/RIC and severity of abuse grid and IDVA practice guidance.pdf This is a helpful guide for IDVAs or practitioners new to the RIC and who want to become more familiar and confident in managing the process. It takes you through the process of completing the RIC with your client and provides detail on why and how to ask each question. This guide also provides supplementary questions to gather additional detail about each risk factor and provides general safety planning advice.

It includes the Severity of Abuse Grid (SAG). The SAG gives practitioners the chance to profile the domestic abuse in more detail and identify significant concerns which may be relevant to include in a safety plan or share at a MARAC.

http://www.caada.org.uk/marac/RIC_without_guidance.doc This is a basic version of the RIC to download and use in everyday practice.

http://www.caada.org.uk/marac/RIC_FAQs.pdf This addresses a number of practical questions relating to the use of the checklist.

We also have a library of resources and information about training for frontline practitioners at http://www.caada.org.uk/marac/Information_about_MARACs.html

If you or someone from your agency attends the MARAC meeting, you can download a MARAC Representative's Toolkit here: http://www.caada.org.uk/marac/Toolkit-MARAC-representative.pdf. This essential document troubleshoots practical issues around the whole MARAC process.

http://www.caada.org.uk/marac/Resources_for_people_who_refer_to_MARAC.html. These offer a practical introduction to MARAC within the context of a professional role. Please feel free to signpost colleagues and other agency staff to these toolkits where relevant: