Appendix 1: Checklist for MAPs
Shared vision, ethos and understanding
Definition
- Do you need to re-define your definition and purpose?
- If so, how will you go about this?
Partnership working
- Adopt Scottish Government definition of violence against women
- What is the role of the MAP (terms of reference)?
- How will it be structured?
- Who needs to be involved?
- At what level should members be involved (e.g. strategic, operational, practitioner, advisory or other)?
- Who will chair the MAP?
- How it will ensure 'buy in' from chief officers?
- Agree outcomes, strategy and action plan consistent with the national outcomes
- How will decisions be made?
- How often do members need to be present?
- How does the MAP link to the Community Planning Partnership?
- What other local partnerships does the MAP needs to link to?
- How will the MAP links to these?
- How does the MAP tell people what it is doing?
- Who does the MAP report to and how often?
- How is the MAP accountable to those directly affected by men's violence and the wider community?
- How does the MAP measure its effectiveness and evaluate its work?
- How does the MAP share any lessons learned locally and nationally?
Training, information and knowledge
Training
- What level of training is expected for MAP members?
- What training do members need?
- Who can provide this for you?
Information and knowledge
- Are members of the partnership knowledgeable about violence against women?
- What information do you need about violence against women in your area?
- What are the information gaps and how can you fill these?
- How can those directly affected by violence against women be directly involved in the information sharing/gathering process?
Structures and accountability
Membership
- Do you have the members you require at the right level?
- Are you clear about what you expect of members?
- Are members clear about their role?
- Do you have members who are no longer required?
- Do you have a 'contract' with members or the agency they represent?
- What will you do if members are unable to contribute as expected?
Accountability and information sharing
- How is the MAP accountable to the local community?
- How will it consult with local women?
- How will it consult with local women's groups and others working in the community?
- How will the MAP contribute to the national agenda?
- How will the MAP contribute to the local planning structures and which structures will it report to?
- How will constituent members of the MAP report back to their own agencies?
Making the right connections
- Are you linked into community planning structures?
- Are you linked in through equalities?
- What other local plans do you need to link with?
- How will you go about ensuring you have influential links?
Outcomes, actions and measures
Taking action on violence against women
- Is the MAP ready to work on the broader issues of violence against women?
- If not, what do you need to do develop its capacity to do so?
- How will you go about this?
- What support do you need?
- Do you have an action plan on violence against women?
- If not, how will you go about formulating and adopting this?
- How will you monitor and evaluate the plan?
Monitoring and evaluation
- Do you have a monitoring/evaluation framework?
- How will you use this to check progress and performance?
- How will you involve service users in this process?
- How will you involve the wider community in this process?
Resources and support
Resources
- What resources do you need?
- How can you raise any shortfall - in money or in kind?
- What are the priorities for mainstreaming?
Support
- What support do you need to develop the MAP or its work?
- Where can you find this support?