The future of MARAC in Scotland
5 March 2026.
In-person conference (Edinburgh).
Free. Invite-only.
Bringing together MARAC professionals, partners, and policy makers
from across Scotland.
Celebrating progress
Data and innovation
Collaboration
Systems thinking
Authentic Voice
How do we make the domestic abuse response system more efficient, effective and equitable?
We start with the MARAC.
Join us as we explore what the future of the Scotland MARAC looks like.
Due to capacity limitations, this conference will be invite-only.
If you are a MARAC Chair, Representative or policymaker in Scotland and would like to be considered should tickets become available, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team today.
The MARAC can be a hugely powerful tool…when used the right way.
Whether you think you know all there is to know about MARACs, or are new to the process, you’ll leave this conference with deeper insights and fresh ideas.
Just some of the topics we’ll be exploring include:
How to save time and resources.
How data can transform your MARAC response.
How to build a ‘whole picture’ of risk through better sharing of insights.
Why embedding the voice of survivors (‘Authentic Voice’) isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a must.
How to share information, the robust way.
How to integrate case-mapping and troubleshooting frameworks into the MARAC process – the MARAC and Safe & Together pilot scheme (M-STIP).
Combining the insight of SafeLives’ practice, research, training, and policy departments, with that of our expert guest speakers, we’ll discuss the current MARAC landscape and the challenges facing professionals like yourselves.
Then we’ll pose realistic and practical solutions to help you solve them.
The details
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The COSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh.
Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH.
Situated in the heart of the capital, right beside Haymarket railway station.
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Thursday 5 March 2026.
Doors open at 9, and the conference begins at 9.30.
The conference will finish at around 4pm.
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This conference is kindly funded by XXX, so tickets are free for all attendees.
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MARAC professionals, partners, and policymakers working in Scotland.
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Due to conference capacity, we’re unfortunately only able to offer tickets on an invite-only basis.
If you are a MARAC Chair, Representative or policy maker in Scotland, and would like to be considered should tickets become available, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via:
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The agenda
Timings and topics below are subject to (slight) change over the next month or so, as we confirm experts and content. We’ll update this agenda, and email registered attendees once everything is finalised.
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The speakers
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A partnership between SafeLives, Safe & Together (S&T) and the Improvement Service, M-STIP aims to integrate S&T models and frameworks into the MARAC process.
The Safe & Together Model™ is an international, perpetrator pattern–based framework for transforming how systems and practitioners respond to domestic abuse and child maltreatment. It applies a child-centered, strengths-based, and systems-informed approach that shifts the focus from blaming protective caregivers to holding perpetrators accountable as parents.