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.
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Salford review

CSP: Salford Published: December 2022 Year of death: 2019 Extracted: 5 recs

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

View full report (PDF) ↗ Source: Home Office DHR Library

Summary

The review identified missed opportunities by agencies to identify, assess, and respond to domestic abuse, including coercive control and increased risk at separation. There were also gaps in information sharing, risk assessment, and linking mental health/substance misuse with domestic abuse, impacting safeguarding for the victim and children.

Extracted recommendations

5 recommendations pulled from the report
# Recommendation Addressed to
1 The CSP should ensure that agencies are (a) aware of the local specialist domestic abuse service, (b) know how to make referrals to the service and (c) provide comprehensive support and referral as necessary to victims of domestic abuse. Salford Community Safety Partnership
2 The CSP should undertake a programme of work, as part of the development of the local domestic abuse strategy, to raise awareness of perpetrator behaviour and its impact on victims. Salford Community Safety Partnership
3 The CSP should monitor and report learning from the current pilot in relation to DASH risk assessment and results should be fed into local practice. Salford Community Safety Partnership
4 The CSP should write to the Ministry of Justice to seek assurance that reviews into the effectiveness of domestic abuse offender behaviour programmes are in place to ensure that resources are effectively targeted and positive outcomes can be demonstrated. Salford Community Safety Partnership
5 The Safeguarding Children Partnership should ensure that understanding the impact of domestic abuse and parental mental ill health are given full consideration when practitioners engage with families at any stage of contact. Safeguarding Children Partnership
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗