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Research Reports>> Children and Young People’s Services (CYPS)CYPS are local services which have responsibility for all the main education (including schools, health and social services) forthe children and young people in the local borough to which they belong, whilst working alongside other partners such as thevoluntary and community sector. They implement LSCB policy.>> Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG)The DCLG aims to foster prosperous and cohesive communities, offering a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all.With reference to housing and DV, they are tasked with:• tackling homelessness• providing housing supportThe DCLG definition of DV is identical to the Government’s.SummaryThe table below summarises whether the involved agencies have a DV policy; identify and assess high risk; safety plans;cooperate with other agencies in sharing information on HRVs.AgencyACPO CPS NPS CAFCASS CYPS DCLGDV PolicyYes Yes Yes YesNothing nationalfoundYesIdentificationReferringRisk assessmentSafety planningMulti-agencyDateYes No Yes Yes Yes NoYes Yes Yes Yes Yes YesYes No Yes Yes Yes NoYes No Yes Yes Yes YesYes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes2008 2009 2007 2006 – 2009Despite the criticism the MARAC system seems to be a very effective approach as a standard for protection and safetyfor high risk victims in gender-based intimate partner violence. However, some questions remain: What is the role of thewomen’s support services? Who employs the IDVAs? Who can be trained as an IDVA? Do these persons have to have priorexperiences in working with women who survived violence?P 62 | PROTECT | Good practice in preventing serious violence, attempted homicides, including crimes in the name of honour, and in protecting high risk victims of gender based violence