EC MARAC

The Ealing Community Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (EC MARAC) is a multi-agency meeting where information is shared on complex or high-risk cases involving vulnerable victims and perpetrators of anti-social behaviour (ASB).

All relevant information is shared about victims and perpetrators in order to form a collective assessment of risks. The panel will develop an action plan to address problematic behaviour and agree on an effective safety planning strategy.

The main focus of the MARAC is on managing the risk to the victim and community but in doing this, it will also consider other family members including any children involved, and managing the behaviour of the perpetrator. Information shared at the MARAC is confidential and is only used for the purpose of reducing the risk of harm to those affected/involved.

Those referred to the MARAC do not attend the meeting but are represented by the referrer; in some cases the chair speaks on their behalf and feeds back to them following the meeting.

The core representatives that attend these meetings are:

  • Ealing RISE (alcohol and drug addiction support service)
  • victim support
  • MET Police
  • ECIRS (Social Services)
  • MINT (West London NHS Mental Health Services)
  • ealing mediation Services (neighbour dispute support services)
  • ealing council mental health team
  • safer communities team
  • noise and nuisance team
  • ealing council housing team

We also work with non-core representatives that include, other housing providers such as housing associations and charities. Non-core representatives attend EC MARAC when those referred to the MARAC are known for their services.

EC MARAC does not accept referrals that solely relate to domestic abuse. A case referred to EC MARAC relating to an anti-social behaviour risk with an element of domestic abuse present can be heard at EC MARAC however, the domestic abuse cannot be intervened or enforced against within the EC MARAC. Domestic abuse cases can be referred to the ealing safeguarding MARAC.

What is the threshold for a case to be accepted by EC MARAC?

For a case to be accepted by MARAC, it must be a case of ASB open to any other agency that has been unresolved by at least 6 months, which is the average time that an agency aims to operate under.

You cannot self-refer to this service - an internal or external agency within the borough must refer you to our services.

What is the purpose for EC MARAC referrals?

  1. Identification of cases

    • MARAC agencies should have systems in place to identify victims and perpetrators of ASB
    • all ASB cases that have not been resolved within 6 months with complex issues should automatically be referred to the EC MARAC
       
  2. Referral
    • the agency identified the case completes the referral form and send it to the MARAC co-ordinator via ecmarac@ealing.gov.uk
    • consent should be obtained from the victim prior to the submission
    • inform colleagues that a referral has been made
    • all cases are screened by the EC MARAC team to ensure they meet the EC MARAC threshold
       
  3. Research
    Agency representatives:
    • will receive the research document by the MARAC coordinator five working days prior to the meeting
    • are expected to return the research document 24 hours in advance of the panel
    • will receive MARAC meeting agenda from MARAC co-ordinator 24 hours in advance of the panel meeting
       
  4. Administration 
    • the MARAC co-ordinator will collate information shared by agency representatives in 1 document ready for each case to be presented by the EC MARAC chair
    • invites to the MARAC panel meeting will be extended by the coordinator to non-core group agencies if it is deemed necessary for them to attend
       
  5. Meeting and information sharing
    • updates will be given for ongoing MARAC cases from the month before
    • agency representatives present information at the meeting on their agency's behalf
    • previous and current information is shared in relation to new MARAC cases
    • risk is identified for the victim, children, perpetrator, and the public
       
  6. Action planning
    • volunteer actions on behalf of your own agency and offer what you could do that would increase safety and decrease risk
    • ensure actions are SMART
    • identify opportunities to co-ordinate actions with other partners
    • determine where appropriate to allocate rapid actions to the MARAC intervention lead of ENforcement lead to ensure swift safeguarding takes place
  7. Follow up
    • confirm when actions are completed with MARAC co-ordinator
    • referrer can feedback to the victim of agreed plan and actions
    • cases will be reviewed and remain within the MARAC process until the team agrees that the case should be closed

ASB Case Reviews (formerly Community Triggers)

If you feel agencies have taken inadequate measures or if you have received no response or limited responses from other agencies, you can make a referral for an ASB Case Review to appeal, led by the ECMARAC team.

More information

Please contact ecmarac@ealing.gov.uk to find out more about our services or to make a general enquiry.