Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)

The Council collect information about you and members of your household for the purpose of making an assessment, using up to date risk information to identify and link the provision of appropriate services for victims and their children in domestic abuse cases, to increase their safety as well as the public

The legal basis for this processing is ‘Public Task’ and ‘Legal Obligation’, in accordance with The Local Government Act, 1972, which empowers local authorities to do anything necessary to facilitate the discharge of their statutory functions in accordance with the following legislation:

Care Act 2014, supporting people at risk of abuse
Human Rights Act, a right to life
Housing Act 1985, as amended, Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Act 2018
The Crime and Disorder Act, Section 115 allows anyone to disclose information to a police authority/local authority if that disclosure is necessary for the purposes of crime prevention.

Information collected regarding gender, health, sexuality and criminal convictions is classed as ‘special category’ data, and is processed in accordance with Article 9(2)(h), health & social care purposes and Article 10, processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences.

The data collected is:

Name
Date of birth
Contact details
Family data
Diversity data
Perpetrators details
Relationship status
Medical information
Intimate details of abuse

The information will be accessible by members of Community Safety who represent the Council at the Conference, and departments within the council who facilitate change, including Housing Options, Housing Tenancy Management (Landlord) Services, Benefits, Repairs & Maintenance and Registered Social Landlords where appropriate

By virtue of presenting individual cases at the conference to determine risk, information may also be shared with the following Worcestershire MARAC partners:

Action for Children Worcester City early Help
Basement Project
Bromford Housing Association
Bromsgrove District Housing Trust
DAWN Project
Early Intervention Family Support
Festival Housing Group
Hereford & Worcester Fire + Rescue
HMP Hewell
MAGGS Day Centre
National Probation Service: senior manager
NEXUS Housing Association
Redditch Borough Council
Rooftop Housing Group
St Paul’s Hostel
Swanswell
Victim Support
Warwickshire and West Mercia Community Rehabilitation Company
Waterloo Housing Association
West Mercia Police
West Mercia Women’s Aid
Worcester City Council
Worcester City Housing
Worcester Community Housing
Worcester University
Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust
Worcestershire Adult Safeguarding Team
Worcestershire Children’s Services
Worcestershire Childrens Services Elective Home Education
Worcestershire County Council
Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
Worcestershire Family Intervention Project
Worcestershire Youth Offending Team
WRASASC(West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre)
Wychavon District Council
Wyre Forest Community Housing Trust
Wyre Forest District Council
Worcestershire YMCA

In some circumstances, this data is not collected directly from the data subject, it is sometimes passed to the Council from another agency. Conversely, you may be signposted to other agencies and your information may be shared.

Where a referral is made, this information will be kept for a 6 year clear period, following date of last contact. Where there is a child, this information will be kept for up to 25 years, I.e., from the date of birth of the youngest child in the family.

Statistical data only is shared with other agencies and government departments; otherwise this information will not be shared/sold to any other service/organisation unless we have a duty to do so under law. This data will not be transferred outside of the EEA. No decisions around this data are made by automated means.