Barnet Sanctuary SchemeReferral form

Referral criteria:

Survivor is at risk due to domestic violence and is a resident of London Borough of Barnet (LBB)

Survivor wants to remain in the LBB area

If survivor wants to remain or return to their property, the risk of further domestic violence will be reduced if additional security measures are put in place

The survivor is the sole tenant or a joint tenant/home owner with an Occupation Order or a Family Court Order allowing the survivor sole occupation of the property

The abuser has no legal right to enter the property

The client has recourse to public funds

  1. Status

Practitioners name / Job title
Organisation / Email
Telephone contact / Fax:
Date of referral
  1. Client’s consent

Consent of survivor for referral to Barnet Sanctuary Scheme Yes No

Consent of survivor for referral to Fire Brigade Yes No

(ForHome Fire Safety Visit Service- a visit to your property giving fire safety and survival advice & if required fittingfree smoke alarms including specialist smoke alarms for the hard hearing and visually impaired clients and fireproof letter box)

  1. Client’s details

Title / First name / Last name
Address
Post Code
Home Telephone: safe to call Yes No
Mobile: safe to call Yes No
Work: safe to call Yes No
Email address safe to email Yes No
Safe third party telephone number/s (specify):
DOB: / Gender: / Religion: / Ethnicity:
Client’s Nationality / British Other / If other , state client’s Nationality
English Speaker Yes No / Language support needed? Yes No
What is the preferred language? / Does the client consider her/himself to be disabled or have any special needs? Yes No
If yes, please note any access / support needs:
  1. Tenancy details

Type of housing / House No. of bedrooms / Flat Which floor No. of bedrooms
Tenure / Owner
occupier / Privately
rented / Housing Association / Council / Other
Specify
Tenancy/Deed / Client / Abuser / Joint / Other
Specify
Length of tenancy / Months / Years
Landlord’s contact details (if applicable)
  1. Children’s details

Full name / Date of birth / Sex / Relationship with client / School/college / Living with client?
Is the client pregnant? Yes No / Due date:
Have the children any access or special needs?
Yes No / Please specify:
Any contact and/or residence arrangements?
Yes No / Details please:
  1. Perpetrator’s details

Title: / First name: / Last name:
Aliases (please list if known)
DOB: / Gender: / Ethnicity:
Perpetrator’s Nationality / British Other / If other , state perp’s Nationality:
Address:
Postcode:
Relationship to victim eg: current partner/spouse/ex/on-of relationship:
Length of relationship: Years Months
When did the most recent separation between the survivor and perpetrator occur? Date:
Physical health issues: YesNo Unknown
If ‘Yes’, please give details and any support services:
Mental health issues: YesNo Unknown
If ‘Yes’, please give details and any support services
Alcohol issues : YesNo Unknown
If ‘Yes’, please give details and any support services:
Drug(s) issues : YesNo Unknown
If ‘Yes’, please give details of drugs and any support services:
  1. Criminal/Civil Law

Is a non-molestation order or restraining order currently in force? Yes No Unknown

If yes, what is the expiry date

If applicable, is there an occupation order in force? Yes No Unknown

If yes, what is the start and expiry date? Start date Expiry date

Has the abuser breached current civil injunctions or criminal bail conditions? Yes No Unknown

If yes, please give details

‘what are the bail conditions, if known?

  1. The most recent DV incident

Date / Time: / Location of incident:

What happened? (Involve the use of weapons? Has the perpetrator access to weapons other than regular household items?)

Were the child(ren) present? Yes No

Medical attention required? Yes No

Reported to police? Yes No

If ‘Yes’, what is the: CRIS number: CSU officer in charge of the case:

Was the abuser Arrested ChargedConvictedNot apprehended

If yes what/when is the court date? Please give details

Please give a brief DV case history (most serious incident/frequency/escalation)

  1. CAADA- DASH Risk Assessment / Comments

(If unaware about the CAADA-DASH Risk Indicator Checklist and MARAC contact Barnet Homes Sanctuary Scheme Officer -telephone 02083596072)

Do you believe that there are reasonable grounds for referring this case to MARAC? If yes, have you made a referral? Yes/No

Do you believe that there are risks facing the children in the family? Yes/ No

If yes, please confirm if you have made a referral to safeguard the children: Yes/No

  1. Has the client been referred to any other agency/other agency involvement?

Organisation’s name: / Practitioner:
Telephone: / Email:
Involvement/action being taken:
Organisation’s name: / Practitioner:
Telephone: / Email:
Involvement/action being taken:
Organisation’s name: / Practitioner:
Telephone: / Email:
Involvement/action being taken:

Now email the form to Barnet Homes Sanctuary SchemeCoordinator (telephone 02083596072 if further information is needed)

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  1. Housing Options discussed with client

Emergency lock changeSanctuaryTemporary accommodationRefuge Private rented Management transfer

Move to outer LondonOther

Barnet Homes Sanctuary Scheme Coordinator ’s comments/recommendations

Referral to fire Brigade: Yes No
  1. Police CPDA Intelligence Assessment & Comments

Sanctuary approved Yes No
  1. Solace Women’s Aid’s Barnet Domestic Violence Service - Risk assessments & Comments

Sanctuary approved Yes No

This confidential information is only to be used for preventing, reducing and developing appropriate responses to incidents of domestic violence.

This information must be handled safely, stored and ultimately disposed of in a secure manner.

Care must be taken to avoid any breach (intentional or otherwise) or disclosure to third party.