Risk

RISK

RISK of Serious Harm - Screening

All sections of this screening must be completed in all cases. The purpose is to identify whether the Service User is likely to:

*cause serious harm to others

*cause harm to staff or prisoners

*cause harm to themselves

*be a risk in respect of escape / abscond, control or breach of trust

*be a risk because of their vulnerability

Which case study are you assessing?

Case study 1

Case study 2

Has the Service User been convicted of any of the following offences:

Significant events – on the information available to you has the Service User:

From what you know about this Service User have there been or are there currently any concerns with the following:

	Yes	No	Don't Know
Is the Service User, now or on release, likely to live with, or have frequent contact with, any child who is on the child protection register or is being looked after by the local authority

Are there any concerns in relation to children

From what you know about this Service User have there been or are there currently any concerns with the following:

Is there anything else about the Service User that leads you to consider that a full analysis should be completed?

Yes

If you have ticked YES to one of the questions above, you must now complete the associated section(s) of the full analysis to which the form directs you unless, in your judgment, there is a sound reason for not doing so, that you have set out below:

None of the above apply. Full risk assessment not required

I have ticked YES to a question above and feel a full risk assessment required

I have ticked Yes to a question above but DO NOT wish to complete a full risk assessment required

RISK of Serious Harm - Full Analysis

The next set of questions are to be completed as indicated by your risk of harm - screening. The aim is to use all available information to assess whether the Service User is likely to cause serious harm. Because of the services’ duty of care when assessing risk in relation to staff and prisoners, assessors considering the risk of serious harm to these two groups will be concerned with both serious harm as defined above and harm that is less serious in impact.

Information in this section should include behaviour, predisposing factors and situational hazards concerning most recent behaviour / offence

Why are you completing a risk of serious harm full analysis?

Most recent behaviour / offence indicative of risk of serious harm

Previous behaviour / offence indicative of risk of serious harm

Both current and previous behaviour / offence indicative of risk of serious harm

Current and previous behaviour / offence NOT indicative of risk of serious harm

Give a brief overview of the current offence(s)/behaviour – what happened?

Where and when did s/he do it?

How did s/he do it (was there any pre planning, use of weapon, tool etc)?

Who were the victims (are there concerns about targeting, type, age, race or vulnerability of victim)?

Was anyone else present / involved?

Why did s/he do it (motivation and triggers)?

Sources of information?

Give a brief overview of the Previous offence(s)/behaviour – what happened?

Where and when did s/he do it?

How did s/he do it (was there any pre planning, use of weapon, tool etc)?

Who were the victims (are there concerns about targeting, type, age, race or vulnerability of victim)?

Was anyone else present / involved?

Why did s/he do it (motivation and triggers)?

Sources of information?

Risk of serious harm to children whose identity is known

Information which could put children at risk if disclosed to the Service User must not be recorded in this section

To be completed if indicated by Risk of serious harm - screening if the Service User is believed to pose a risk of serious harm to children whose identity is known, or if the Service User is in close contact with named children who are at risk

Is this section being completed because the Service User:

	Yes	No
presents a risk to identifiable children give details of relevant factors and situations, if not covered previously.

is involved in a situation where there are identifiable children who are considered to be at risk from other indicate the Service User’s involvement in the family. Say how, when and from whom the child(ren) are believed to be at risk. Specify the nature of the concern.

Child at Risk of Serious Harm

Child 1

First Name :

Last Name :

Address 1 :

Address 2 :

City :

State :

Gender :

Relationship :

Date of Birth :

Country :

Child 1

	Yes	No
Currently Registered with Social Services

Previously Registered with Social Services

Child at Risk of Serious Harm

Child 2

First Name :

Last Name :

Address 1 :

Address 2 :

City :

State :

Gender :

Relationship :

Date of Birth :

Country :

Child 2

	Yes	No
Currently Registered with Social Services

Previously Registered with Social Services

Category of Child protection registration (ie neglect, physical, sexual or emotional?

Have there been any child protection conferences or ‘looked after children’ reviews?

Yes

Don't know

Give details of child protection conferences, child protection decisions and looked after children review dates

Local Authority Children’s Services key worker details:

First Name :

Last Name :

Address 1 :

Address 2 :

City :

Postcode :

Phone :

Email Address :

Country :

Are there any other agencies and personnel involved? or any further information to recorded?

Date child protection issues came to assessor’s attention?

Month	Day	Year

Suicide/Self-harm concerns were idicated in risk of harm - screening - please provide further information:

	Yes	No	Don't know
Do any of the above indicate a risk of serious harm to others. Describe circumstances, relevant issues and needs

Coping in custody/hostel setting concerns were idicated in risk of harm - screening - please provide further information:

Vulnerability concerns were idicated in risk of harm - screening - please provide further information:

	Yes	No	Don't know
Are there any current concerns about vulnerability (eg victimisation, being bullied, assaulted, exploited) Describe circumstances, relevant issues and needs

Have there been any previous concerns about vulnerability (eg victimisation, being bullied, assaulted, exploited) Describe circumstances, relevant issues and needs

Do any of the above indicate a risk of serious harm to others Describe circumstances, relevant issues and needs

Escape and abscond concerns were idicated in risk of harm - screening - please provide further information:

	Yes	No	Don't know
Are there any current concerns about escape and abscond Describe circumstances, relevant issues and needs

Have there been any previous concerns about escape and abscond Describe circumstances, relevant issues and needs

Control issues / disruptive behaviour concerns were idicated in risk of harm - screening - please provide further information:

	Yes	No	Don't know
Are there any current concerns about control issues / disruptive behaviour Describe circumstances, relevant issues and needs

Have there been any previous concerns about control issues / disruptive behaviour Describe circumstances, relevant issues and needs

Breach of trust concerns were idicated in risk of harm - screening - please provide further information:

	Yes	No	Don't know
Are there any current concerns about breach of trust Describe circumstances, relevant issues and needs

Have there been any previous concerns about breach of trust Describe circumstances, relevant issues and needs

RISK of Serious Harm Summary

Summarise the risks you have identified. Consider both current and future risks.
Include risks while the offender is in custody as well as on release.

Who is at risk?

What is the nature of the risk?

When is the risk likely to be greatest? (Consider the time scale and indicate whether risk is immediate or not. Consider the risks in custody as well as on release)

What circumstances are likely to increase risk? (Describe factors, actions, events which might increase level of risk, now and in the future)

What factors are likely to reduce the risk? (Describe factors, actions, and events which may reduce or contain the level of risk. What has previously stopped him / her?)

The assessor must use the information captured to indicate how likely the service user is to cause serious harm:
•             to others
•             to staff and/or prisoners
•             to themselves
•             be a risk in respect of escape/abscond
•             be a risk in respect of control and/or breach of trust
•             be at risk because of their vulnerability

If on Community based Orders:
Assess the risk of serious harm the service user poses in the community but if there is evidence to indicate that they could pose a risk to anyone in prison this must be used in assessing the level of risk of serious harm.
If in Custody:
Assess the risk of serious harm the service user poses on the basis that they could be released imminently back into the community. The length of the sentence left is not relevant to completion of this section
Assess both the risk of serious harm the offender presents now, in custody, and the risk they could present to others whilst in a custodial setting
Low Risk of serious harm - current evidence does not indicate likelihood of serious harm.
Medium risk of serious harm - there are identifiable indicators of risk of serious harm. The serive user has the potential to cause serious harm but is unlikely to do so unless there is a change in circumstances, for example, failure to take medication, loss of accommodation, relationship breakdown, and drug or alcohol misuse.
Risk escalation - there are identifiable indicators of risk of serious harm. The potential event could happen at any time and the impact would be serious.

RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

Level of risk identified in any catergory

Low

Medium

Risk Escalation

Management issues

Current Situation including; sentence dates / custody release dates, employment status, housing status, relationships status and other relevant information

RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

Other agencies involved (provide brief outline of the activity of each agency that can be shared with the service user. Cross-reference should be made to any supporting risk management framework used, e.g. child protection procedures).

RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

Existing support/controls (in place or which can be activated if the service user is being released into the community)

RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

Added Measures for specific risks.

Include here all activity aimed at addressing victim perspective and contact:

Action Plan (Note: it is important in this section that arrangements are clearly recorded so that it is clear who has responsibility for specific actions. It is also important that the plan states clearly to whom, how, where and when information will be reported back.)

RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

Additional requirements to manage the specific risks

Level of Contact - Should be sufficient to deliver the sentence plan and monitor changes in dynamic risk factors (professional judgement underpins the level of contact required). Service user to be seen weekly until initial sentence plan completed, and then as deemed appropriate by offender manager to complete sentence plan objectives”

RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

Contingency Plan - Have you needed to/ or do you currently need to complete any of the following actions:

Is there any other concerns around risk NOT recorded elsewhere you would like to record here.

Yes

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