Enabling Choices and Options for Referral Pathways and Support

• Identify immediate needs based on a personalised risk assessment and communicate to the survivor what support and options are available to them both within the NRM and outside of it (including employment opportunities, medical, food, clothing, accommodation, hygiene, children, pregnancy care, and the importance of being located within a geographical area to maintain treatment, support networks, schooling etc, or of being moved away from risk etc).

• Only make an onward referral with informed consent and have systems in place to ensure this can be updated over time should they change their mind.

• Make the onward referral in person, all details of which - including but not limited to a disclosure - must be stored on a database that can be accessed by the survivor later. At this stage, any disclosure may be only partial, and it should be noted if the referral made under difficult circumstances and therefore may include inaccuracies.

• Provide clear written details for the survivor about their referral, so that they can keep all their personal information and records (if it is safe to do so). This should be offered electronically and in hard copy and include the date and time of the referral and the name and contact details of the referrer.