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What is my role

This page will guide you in your role in tackling and preventing serious violence. Click on your role for key considerations.

You can find best practice examples on completing an adult referral, Community Partnership Form and CERAF within the support page.

As a Police officer/ police staff in the Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton area am I

  • Attending multi-agency meeting and sharing information about risky individuals?
  • Updating on current information when unable to attend?
  • Considering key partners and involving them in support and intervention outside of my role?
  • Referring to other agencies who can support the family?
  • Creating a problem solving plan, considering which key partners could assist and involving them in the process?
  • Completing and updating the CERAF to support knowing the risk level of exploited children and sharing them in meetings?

As a probation officer working every day with high risk violent offenders am I

  • Attending multi-agency meeting and sharing information about my case load?
  • Updating on current information when unable to attend?
  • Supporting colleagues from other teams? (joint visits, responding to information requests)?
  • Considering key partners and involving them in support and intervention outside of my role?
  • Completing Community Partnership Information forms where new information arises?
  • Completing and updating the CERAF to support knowing the risk level of exploited children and sharing them in meetings?
  • Thinking about my exit strategy and ongoing support in the community?

Working within Youth Justice am I

  • Attending multi-agency meeting and sharing information about risky individuals?
  • Updating on current information when unable to attend?
  • Supporting colleagues from other teams? (joint visits, responding to information requests)?
  • Considering key partners and involving them in support and intervention outside of my role?
  • Regularly checking in with child and family when I have concerns or hear new information?
  • Completing Community Partnership Information forms where new information arises?
  • Completing and updating the CERAF to support knowing the risk level of exploited children and sharing them in meetings?
  • Thinking about my exit strategy and ongoing support in the community?

As a member of HIOW Fire Service am I

  • Attending multi-agency meeting and sharing information?
  • Completing CPIs where new information when responding to a call out or from the community?
  • Completing and updating the CERAF to support knowing the risk level of exploited children and sharing them in meetings?
  • Referring to other agencies who can support the family?
  • Considering key partners and involving them in support and intervention outside of my role?
  • Sharing areas of concern/risk as well as individuals?

As a member of the Health Service am I

  • Attending multi-agency meeting and sharing information about my case load?
  • Updating on current information when unable to attend?
  • Supporting colleagues from other teams? (joint visits, responding to information requests)?
  • Considering key partners and involving them in support and intervention outside of my role?
  • Regularly checking in with child and family when I have concerns or hear new information?
  • Completing Community Partnership Information forms where new information arises?
  • Completing the CSERQ4/ CERAF?
  • Referring to other agencies who can support the family?
  • Thinking about my exit strategy and ongoing support in the community?

As a local Authority worker, in my role am I

  • Attending multi-agency meeting and sharing information about my case load?
  • Updating on current information when unable to attend?
  • Supporting colleagues from other teams? (joint visits, responding to information requests)?
  • Considering key partners and involving them in support and intervention outside of my role?
  • Regularly checking in with the individual/family when I have concerns or hear new information?
  • Completing and updating the CERAF to support knowing the risk level of exploited children and sharing them in meetings?
  • Completing Community Partnership Information forms where new information arises?
  • Referring to other agencies who can support the individual/family?
  • Thinking about my exit strategy and ongoing support within the community?

As part of an Educational establishment am I

  • Attending multi-agency meeting and sharing information about the young person in my school?
  • Updating on current information when unable to attend?
  • Supporting colleagues from other organisations? (joint visits, responding to information requests)?
  • Considering key partners and involving them in support and intervention outside of my role?
  • Considering support during the holidays?
  • Completing Community Partnership Information forms where new information arises in the playground/classroom or from the community?
  • Completing and updating the CERAF to support knowing the risk level of exploited children and sharing them in meetings?
  • Referring to other agencies who can support the family?
  • While not specifically included in the serious violence duty, voluntary and community partners are crucial in reducing serious violence, in providing a wide range of activities for children and adults. They also have an important role in safeguarding children and adults and their families and carers.  To raise a concern for an adult: Support – Hampshire SCP. To raise a concern for a child: Support – Hampshire SCP.

As part of a voluntary/ non specified organisation am I,

  • Attending multi-agency meeting and sharing information about the young person in my organisation?
  • Updating on current information when unable to attend?
  • Supporting colleagues from other organisations? (joint visits, responding to information requests)?
  • Considering key partners and involving them in support and intervention outside of my role?
  • Considering support during the holidays or other periods when my organisation is not available?
  • Completing Community Partnership Information forms where new information arises during a 1-1/group session?
  • Completing and updating the CERAF to support knowing the risk level of exploited children and sharing them in meetings?
  • Referring to other agencies who can support the family?