FOI001486 FOI Community Safety

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Q1) 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?

Q2) 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)