FOI 0254-2025/26 DASH/DARA Risk Assessment

Request
Q1. Is it a standard provision or requirement in contracts with third-party providers of relevant services (e.g. domestic abuse services, victim support), for them to use the DASH risk assessment checklist as part of their service?

Q2. Is it a standard provision or requirement in contracts with third-party providers of relevant services, for them to use the DARA risk assessment checklist? 

Q3. Please provide any other information that may provide helpful context.

Q4. Is it standard practice for your frontline staff to use the DASH checklist.

Q5. Is it standard practice for your frontline staff to use the DARA checklist.

If the answer to any of the above is more complicated than a “yes/no”, please provide a short explanation. 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that some of the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.  

Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. Yes.

Q2. No.

Q3. This part of your request is invalid pursuant to Section 8(1)(c) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). In order for a request to be valid under Section 8(1)(c) of the Act, the request must ‘clearly describe the information being sought’, and refer to ‘records capable of recovery in any form’. This can be ‘recorded information held in written records, typed, handwritten, emails etc’. The request you have submitted does not ask for specific information, instead, it asks for ‘any other information that may provide helpful context’.

Q4. Yes.

Q5. No.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.