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

Brent review

CSP: Brent Published: December 2022 Year of death: 2018 Extracted: 12 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 concerns regarding inconsistent intelligence checks by police, gaps in primary care's management of combat stress and assessment of risk to others, and the perpetrator's selective disclosure of his mental health history, which hindered comprehensive risk assessment by agencies.

Extracted recommendations

12 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
6.1	That the Ministry of Defence identifies a role within the organisation that would act as single point of contact for future DHRs and that this role is sufficiently briefed about the importance of DHRs.	Ministry of Defence
6.2.1	That SWBCU Senior Leadership Team remind officers that they are to complete the required five-year intelligence checks for Domestic Abuse incidents. This should include mandatory searches of databases including PNC, CRIS, MERLIN and CRIMINT ensuring that the intelligence check results are recorded on the CRIS report.	Metropolitan Police Service \| SWBCU
6.2.2	That SWBCU Senior Leadership Team monitor compliance of completed intelligence checks by dip sampling DA flagged CRIS reports.	Metropolitan Police Service \| SWBCU
6.3.1	That the Department of Health continues to remind primary care providers of the requirement to co-operate with Domestic Homicide Reviews.	Department of Health
6.4.1	That the CCG raises awareness of the process of engaging primary care in the learning from this review to ensure that each practice can consider the implications and actions to promote ongoing professional development in this area.	Clinical Commissioning Group
6.5.1	That formal consideration of risk should take place, not only at the initial assessment but at any review of treatment and at the end of treatment. This would ensure clear documentation of the risk assessment process.	Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
6.5.2	That if people are referred from a source other than a GP, then there should be an automatic request to the GP for background information. Information from other sources will be requested depending on individual circumstances.	Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
6.5.3	That the Trust should explore whether trainee psychologist entries in electronic clinical records should be validated by their supervisor and the technological feasibility of doing this.	Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
6.6.1	That all Talk Wandsworth clinicians are reminded of the NHS England guideline and the commitment of the service to prioritise war veterans for treatment at Steps 2 and 3 thereby ensuring minimal waiting times for clients in this group.	South West London and St George’s NHS Trust
6.6.2	That when veterans or other clients report at the telephone triage or any point during treatment that they have recently stopped or changed their medication, the resulting changes in symptomatology (eg re-emergence of sleep patterns) should be explored and reviewed with the client and their GP should be made aware via a telephone call or letter. In instances when a client reports a significant re-emergence of depression and anxiety symptoms following the discontinuation of or changes to their medication regime, a referral to a secondary care psychiatrist for a medication review should be considered and discussed with the GP.	South West London and St George’s NHS Trust
6.7.1	That Brent Community Safety Partnership reviews its engagement with faith groups in the area and identifies where relationships could be strengthened.	Brent Community Safety Partnership
6.7.2	That Brent Community Safety Partnership works with the Clinical Commissioning Group to ensure that there is clarity about the engagement of primary care with Domestic Homicide Reviews.	Brent Community Safety Partnership \| Clinical Commissioning Group
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗