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Source · Domestic Homicide Review

Waverley review

CSP: Waverley Published: December 2022 Year of death: 2014 Extracted: 15 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 report identifies significant failings in police firearms licensing decisions, including inadequate risk assessment and missed opportunities to revoke the perpetrator's certificate. It highlights the impact of domestic abuse and controlling behaviour, alongside concerns about financial abuse of vulnerable adults and the need for improved inter-agency information sharing.

Extracted recommendations

15 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
34.10	Waverley BC works with the Surrey Community Safety Board to pilot the development of an Enforcement protocol that could be adopted across Surrey, namely:  the notification of any successful prosecutions in connection with animal licencing to ACRO and ask that these be recorded on the PNC  the use of JAG, CHaRMM and Safetynet for local information sharing with the Police.	Waverley Borough Council \| Surrey Community Safety Board
34.11	ASC staff procedures should be reviewed to ensure guidance on best practice in assessment in complex domestic situations is included, for example, those with non-family members as carers, or where there is unusual or unclear relationships between those receiving and providing care.	Surrey County Council Adult Social Care
34.12	ASC staff procedures should be updated to ensure that financial assessments always record any powers of attorney that are in place.	Surrey County Council Adult Social Care
34.13	Clinicians in Adult based community services should :  be up to date with Mental Capacity training and be confident in assessing this.  all complete mandatory safeguarding level 2 training  receive Domestic Abuse awareness training in addition to that incorporated in mandatory safeguarding level 2 training.  will ask unpaid carers if they require carers information or a referral for an adult social care assessment  should be aware of the ‘Did Not Attend’ failed access procedure when there is a concern for an adult.	Virgin Care
34.14	The RSPCA will carry out a review to ensure appropriate ‘Warning Markers’ (now known as Cautionary Contacts) are in place. This is part of a national review.	RSPCA
34.15	The RSPCA will arrange for local officers to attend awareness training about Adult Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse and will recommend that such training is included in their national training requirements for staff.	RSPCA
34.16	The RSPCA will publicise/promote their offer of help and advice to care and support agencies in Surrey about risk assessments in connection with visits to premises advice where there are guard dogs or other animals present.	RSPCA
34.2	That the Home Office considers making it a requirement for relevant civil prosecutions by Local Authorities, such as those in connection with animal licencing or trading standards to be recorded on the PNC.	The Home Office
34.3	That the Home Office:  consider revising their guidance on firearms licencing to require that certificated firearms or shotgun holders should be required to reapply for their certificate on reaching the age of 70 and that the renewal period should be reduced to three years and then annually from the age of 80.  Consider the introduction of an encoded cross reference marker on the patient records of other household or family members living at the same address as the certificate holder, particularly where: o other family or household members have the relevant illnesses or conditions that require consideration when assessing applicants for firearms certificates, and /or o where there has been any domestic violence incidents that have not led to refusal or the revocation of a certificate.	The Home Office
34.4	That Surrey Community Safety Board investigates the introduction of a Surrey-wide Civil Enforcement protocol which:  Notifies ACRO of successful Local Authority civil prosecutions in connection with animal licencing or trading standards for inclusion on the PNC.  considers whether any other civil convictions arising from Local Authority enforcement action should also be notified  address the need for wider information and intelligence sharing with the police in connection with the Local Authority investigations and any other formal enforcement action taken such as notices being served, for example, o through the multi-agency Joint Action Groups(JAGS) and the Community Harm and Risk Management Meetings (CHaRMM) o reporting on Safetynet.	Surrey Community Safety Board
34.5	That Surrey Safeguarding Board considers producing multi agency guidance on dealing with concerns in connection with financial abuse.	Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board
34.6	That Surrey Safeguarding Board develops or commissions suitable training on dealing with financial abuse and requires agencies working with vulnerable adults to ensure that their staff receive such training to an appropriate level. This should include:  general awareness for all staff – this should cover what is financial abuse, the signs to look for and how to report this.  specialist training for those assessing the care or support needs of vulnerable adults and delivering or arranging such care. This should address how to reduce or manage such risks and current best practice.	Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board
34.7	Surrey Police should explore the viability of applying a firearms marker on ICAD to the details (name, address and telephone numbers) of all new firearms licence holders and licence holders granted licence renewals as part of any software system upgrade at the earliest opportunity.	Surrey Police
34.8	Surrey Police should complete the implementation of the IPCC recommendations as soon as possible.	Surrey Police
34.9	Waverley BC should review their internal information sharing arrangements to ensure that they can effectively manage any risk to staff in connection with visiting premises or persons that might present a risk to themselves or others.	Waverley Borough Council
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗