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Warrington review

CSP: Warrington Published: December 2022 Year of death: 2018 Extracted: 4 recs

Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.

Original review (PDF) ↗ Source: Home Office DHR Library

Summary AI-generated

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The review found no overt indicators of domestic abuse were identified by agencies. Key concerns include a lack of a 'Think Family' approach, insufficient support for the victim's daughter and carer, and challenges in healthcare due to limited understanding of the victim's autism.

Home Office classifications

25 tags

Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.

  • Victim - mental ill health
  • Victim - neurodiverse condition diagnosis
  • Victim - anxiety
  • Victim - depression
  • Victim - self harm
  • Victim - suicidal thoughts
  • Victim - serious or life limiting illness
  • Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (victim and perpetrator)
  • Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between victims)
  • Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between perpetrators)
  • Children - living with victim (including adult children)
  • Children - living with perpetrator (including adult children)
  • Child - primary address same as victim
  • Perpetrator - case heard in court
  • Perpetrator - issued life sentence
  • Perpetrator - was a carer
  • Perpetrator - carer for victim
  • DHR process - family contributed to dhr
  • DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
  • DHR process - health services recommendations
  • DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
  • DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
  • DHR process - training recommendation themes
  • DHR process - policy recommendation themes
  • DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes

Extracted recommendations

4 recommendations pulled from the report · 1 matched to organisations in the index

Recommendation 17.1

Addressed to Warrington CSP

The Warrington CSP should seek assurance from its constituent agencies that practitioners have appropriate training in order to think family.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation 17.2

Addressed to Warrington CSP

The Warrington CSP should signpost Agencies to the Social Care Institute for Excellence/ National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, guidance “Enabling positive lives for autistic adults”.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation 17.3.1

Addressed to Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group

As part of routine appointments for all patients all practices should consider asking the question, “how are things at home? Do you have any worries around coercion or control from others, either partners, family members or ex-partners?”

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation 17.3.2

Addressed to Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Increased domestic abuse training is recommended to ensure staff are aware of the importance of recognising domestic abuse. Lessons learnt to be shared trust wide via Safeguarding Committee.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗