MARAC stands for?

• A. A local, multi agency victim focused meeting where information is shared on the highest risk cases of domestic violence and abuse between different statutory and voluntary sector agencies
• B. A crime statistics board
• C. A community forum
• D. A police training event

Answer: (A)

MARAC stands for Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference. The key idea is a local, victim-focused meeting where information about the highest-risk domestic abuse cases is shared across agencies—police, social services, health, housing, and domestic abuse charities—to assess risk and coordinate safety actions. This collaborative approach helps turn information into a concrete safety plan for someone at serious risk, with timely referrals and joint decision-making. The described option captures this risk-focused, cross-agency collaboration, whereas the other choices describe things like crime statistics boards, community forums, or training events, which are not what MARAC is.