About this page. This page summarises a Domestic Homicide Review published in the Home Office DHR Library. The full report is available at the source link below. Victim and perpetrator names are not included in extracted summaries on this page.
Source · Domestic Homicide Review
Walsall review
CSP: Walsall
Published: December 2022
Year of death: 2018
Extracted: 2 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
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Source: Home Office DHR Library
Summary
The review identified a lack of professional understanding and holistic assessment regarding the co-morbidity of problem gambling, mental health issues, and substance misuse. This led to missed opportunities for agencies to fully explore interconnected vulnerabilities and manage risks effectively.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| Recommendation one | The Safer Walsall Partnership would propose to the Walsall Adult and Child Safeguarding Boards that learning from this DHR relating to problem gambling be included by their Joint Learning and Development Sub Group in the Joint Annual Training Plan 2019-20 and that Safeguarding partners provide evidence to the Responsible Authority and Safer Walsall Partnership that it has been or will be incorporated in their single agency training and guidance. | Walsall Adult and Child Safeguarding Boards | All safeguarding partners in Walsall |
| Recommendation Two | Learning from DHR7 around the ‘seven domains of harm’ associated with problem gambling, and the need to be professionally curious when encountering an individual exhibiting co-morbidity of problem gambling, substance misuse and mental health issues, is to be the subject of a multi-agency learning event in Walsall. Attendees to include all relevant safeguarding partners. | Safer Walsall Partnership |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||