The IDVA Service accept referrals where there is current domestic abuse, within the last 3 months. Referrals that don't meet that criteria, or that have missing information, may be rejected. For guidance on what makes a good referral, please see the document at the bottom of the page.
Due to the ongoing restructure and decoupling of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough IDVA Service, we sadly will need to suspend some of our referral pathways, pending the result of the current consultation period.
From Friday 15th March, the IDVA Service will suspend the following referral pathways and will not be able to accept the following referrals:
- All non- high risk Health referrals.
- All non- high risk A8 (Eastern European) referrals for Cambridgeshire only.
High risk referrals can still be made by Health professionals and all for A8 victims accompanied by a DASH risk assessment indicating high risk on professional judgement or 14 + ticks.
We will keep you updated with any changes to our service as soon as possible, our sincere apologies for any inconvenience.
This is a temporary suspension of referrals.
- Referrals from Health Professionals (Cambs only)
- Referrals from Housing Professionals
- Referrals for young people
- Referrals for eastern European people
- Referrals for people from minority ethnic communities
For anyone else, referrals can be made with CONSENT for those who score 14-16 on the DASH Risk Assessment
For those who score 17+ on the DASH, referrals can be made without consent (although consent is preferred), and the case will go to MARAC. If the DASH score is low but you feel the person is at high risk, please discuss with the Duty IDVA.
For individuals over 60 years of age, the Older Peoples DASH may give a more accurate assessment of risk