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

Gloucester review

CSP: Gloucester Published: December 2022 Year of death: 2019 Extracted: 9 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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Summary

The review identified long-term problematic alcohol use, familial domestic abuse by the victim towards his parents, social isolation, and challenges in early identification of domestic abuse and alcohol issues in health settings.

Extracted recommendations

9 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	The Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Co-ordinator, in conjunction with Safer Gloucestershire, should promote awareness of the indicators of economic abuse and seek assurance from agencies that practitioners are able to identify and respond to these indicators.	Gloucestershire Constabulary \| Gloucester City Council \| Safer Gloucestershire
2	The DASV Coordinator will lead a project to promote targeted public awareness with older people around familial abuse, with the support of the organisations on both Safer Gloucestershire and the Safeguarding Adult Board.	Gloucestershire Constabulary \| Gloucester City Council \| Safer Gloucestershire \| Safeguarding Adult Board
3	The DASV Coordinator should raise professional awareness of the barriers and risks that older people face when they experience familial domestic abuse from their children and seek assurance from agencies that practitioners are able to recognise these barriers and respond effectively, with the support of both Safer Gloucestershire and the Safeguarding Adult Board.	Gloucestershire Constabulary \| Gloucester City Council \| Safer Gloucestershire \| Safeguarding Adult Board
4	That a joint working protocol be developed between Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Services and CGL to strengthen referrals and partnership working between the two specialist fields.	Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Services \| CGL
5	Safer Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire Health and Well-Being Board to consider the particular features of domestic abuse related social isolation and include actions to address this within their shared priorities to tackle social isolation.	Safer Gloucestershire \| Gloucestershire Health and Well-Being Board
6	Safer Gloucestershire to consider the evaluation of the Early Identification of Domestic Abuse in Health Programme, including the introduction of an IDVA into the hospital setting and domestic abuse workers within primary care, and respond to its findings	Safer Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire Cons	That Gloucestershire Constabulary, in conjunction with CGL, should continue to recognise and assist persons presented in custody with alcohol and substance abuse to try and reduce offending and rehabilitate them.	Gloucestershire Constabulary \| CGL
Gloucestershire Cons	That Gloucestershire Constabulary should via the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub daily domestic abuse meeting seek to identify repeat standard risk cases and escalate concerns utilising the skills and experience of multi-agency staff present. Particularly if drug, alcohol or mental health is a feature for any of the parties.	Gloucestershire Constabulary
Gloucestershire Hosp	Provide signposting information to Alcohol Services for all patients who attend our Emergency Departments with alcohol-related presentations.	Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗