4.2 The family violence system is integrated

The Central Information Point (CIP) is one way we are increasing collaboration between services through information sharing. The CIP compiles relevant risk information about a perpetrator or alleged perpetrator of family violence into a single consolidated report. Information from the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, Victoria Police, Corrections Victoria and the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (Child Protection) is used to assist with family violence risk assessment and management.

A 2021 survey of practitioners in The Orange Door demonstrates the value the CIP provides to practitioners and victim survivors in risk assessment and management.

Figure 1: Benefits of using the CIP

Source: Survey of practitioners in The Orange Door on the impact of the CIP, July 2021

In the survey:
- 100 per cent of practitioners said that the CIP report helped them to better understand the perpetrator’s family violence history and current risk
- 79 per cent of practitioners said that they assess the victim survivor to be at higher risk level based on the CIP report
- 78 per cent of practitioners said that they used the CIP report to support a referral or update risk management plans (including safety plans).
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Measure: Number of Central Information Point reports provided to services

The CIP responds to demand from The Orange Door network, Risk Assessment and Management Panels, Men’s Referral Service and Safe Steps.

The number of CIP reports delivered annually increased from 2,905 in 2018–19 to 4,539 in 2021–22 (a 56.2 per cent increase). During this time, the CIP was implemented for The Orange Door network from 2018–2022, for the Risk Assessment and Management Panels from 2020–2022 and it commenced service delivery to Men’s Referral Service and Safe Steps in November 2022, in line with the Royal Commission’s recommendation.

Figure 2: Central information points delivered, Victoria, 2018 to 2022

Source: The Orange Door Client Relationship Management system

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Central Information Point requests	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22
Central Information Point reports requested	3,015	3,464	4,411	4,899
Central Information Point reports delivered	2,905	3,379	4,207	4,539

About this data

Item	Description
Indicator	Increased sharing or information to assess and respond to needs and risks
Source	Data for this measure is collected from The Orange Door record of Central Information Point (CIP)
Definition	Counting rule: CIP requests – From CIP requests data, Distinct count of request number based on request create date, disaggregate by financial year. CIP reports – From CIP requests delivered data, Distinct count of request number based on Coordinator delivered date, disaggregate by financial year.
Time period	Data covers four financial years: 01 July 2018 to 30 June 2022 through to 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Data details	The Central Information Point (CIP) consolidates information about a perpetrator of family violence into a single report. The figures in this measure refer to the number of Central Information Point requests created, and reports delivered each year The figure includes CIP requests and reports from all services that have access to the CIP, including The Orange Door network and Risk Assessment and Management Panels. The difference between the number of requests received and reports delivered is due to a number of administrative processes. These include the request being cancelled or withdrawn. This may occur if a Central Information Point report has recently been delivered for the same perpetrator, and the practitioner already has access to that information. A request may also be withdrawn or cancelled if it is incomplete or inaccurate and a new request is submitted.
Data quality and caveats	n/a
Full / Partial / Proxy / Ideal	Full data

4.2 The family violence system is integrated

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Indicator: Increased sharing or information to assess and respond to needs and risks

Figure 1: Benefits of using the CIP

Measure: Number of Central Information Point reports provided to services

Figure 2: Central information points delivered, Victoria, 2018 to 2022