A MARAC is where local agencies meet to discuss high-risk victims of domestic abuse who are living within the local area.
The primary objective of holding a MARAC is to reduce the risk of serious harm or homicide for a victim and increase the health, safety and wellbeing of victims. For information regarding the MARAC process, visit the Safe Lives website.
At a MARAC, information about the risks faced by the victims is collated from a number of different agencies. Actions needed to ensure safety and resources are available locally are shared and used to create a risk management plan involving all relevant agencies.
By providing a coordinated effort from all agencies and organisations, a MARAC serves to ensure that high risk victims are listened to, supported and better protected from further abuse or repeat victimisation.
If you are concerned about a high risk case, complete the MARAC referral form, scan and email it to xhmailbox-.marac@met.police.uk.
Additional resources
Female genital mutilation (FGM) resources
- FGM guidance
- FGM prosecution guidance
- FGM protection orders fact sheet
- Fact sheet on the mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation
Forced marriage resources
- Forced marriage and 'honour' based abuse
- Forced marriage guidance
- Handling cases of forced marriage
- So-called honour-based abuse and forced marriage
- Statutory guidance for dealing with forced marriage
- Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs)
- College of Policing on domestic violence
- Violence against women and girls
- Strategy to end violence against women and girls 2016 - 2020