Referral to the IDVA Service and/or MARAC

Professionals can refer into the IDVA service, with the consent of the victim, where there is current domestic abuse or that which has happened within the last 3 months. For guidance on what makes a good referral, please see the document at the bottom of the page.

When making a referral please complete a DASH Risk Indicator Checklist (Dash RIC) scoring 14 or above and attach to the online referral form (see below for the link and Dash RIC)

Thresholds for referring DA victims to MARAC

• Very high-risk, 17+ ticks on Dash RIC
• Professional judgement - there is a very high-risk of serious harm or homicide that has not been evidenced within the Dash RIC questions. This MUST be documented in the professional judgement section of the checklist. For advice on cases where the score does not reach MARAC threshold please contact the relevant IDVA service using the information below  
• Repeat - heard within the last year
• Escalation - 3 Dash RICs received within the last year at any risk level

As above when making a referral please complete a DASH Risk Indicator Checklist (Dash RIC) and attach to the online referral form (see below for the link and Dash RIC)

For more information on MARAC Cambridgeshire County Council DASV Partnership - MARAC

There are a number of specialist client based IDVAs: 

Minority Ethnic IDVA

Eastern European IDVA (Peterborough Only)

Young People's IDVA

Housing IDVA

Independent Stalking Advocacy Caseworkers (ISACs) support victims of stalking and referrals can be made to the relevant IDVA service  

To make an online referral, please click on the appropriate link below, according to where the client lives:

For Cambridgeshire referrals: Cambridgeshire IDVA referral

For Peterborough referrals: Peterborough IDVA referral

If you have any queries, please contact the relevant IDVA Service according to where your client currently lives:

Cambridgeshire: 01480 376200 or Idva.referrals@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Peterborough: 07983345580 or peterboroughidvas@peterborough.gov.uk

All non-specialist referrals, except those for MARAC, MUST have the consent of the victim, and have a Dash RIC attached reaching 14+ ticks 

For individuals over 60 years of age, the Older Peoples DASH may give a more accurate assessment of risk

If you are unsure about how to complete a DASH please visit:

Completing a DASH Risk Indicator Checklist | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board (safeguardingcambspeterborough.org.uk)