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
Southwark review
CSP: Southwark
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
Key concerns include a lack of agency awareness of domestic abuse in older couples, the heightened risk at separation, and the incorrect assumption that risk diminishes with age or relationship length. The report also highlights the need for improved GP guidance and reflective safeguarding practice.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | That all GP Practices in the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark that have yet to benefit from IRIS training implement the RCGP’s Safe Lives guidance and provide training opportunities at GP Safeguarding Lead forums and protected learning events | Lambeth CCG | Southwark CCG |
| 2 | The understanding by professionals, families and the wider community of risk inherent in domestic breakdowns does not diminish with the age of the partners, the length of the relationship or the lack of reported abuse | Southwark Safeguarding Adult Board | Southwark Community Safety Partnership Board |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||