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
Kirklees review
CSP: KirkleesPublished: December 2022Year of death: 2018Extracted: 3 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The report highlights that agencies had no prior knowledge of the victim's abuse by the perpetrator, as crucial information was held by family and community members but not reported. This was due to factors including cultural norms, a lack of recognition of familial domestic abuse, and concerns about upsetting other family members.
Home Office classifications
22 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between victims)
Children - living with victim (including adult children)
Children - present at homicide (including adult children)
Child - primary address same as victim
Perpetrator - case heard in court
Perpetrator - issued life sentence
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - depression
Perpetrator - known to agencies as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to police as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to family as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Aggravating factors - separation
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family consulted about terms of reference
DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
DHR process - family received draft report
DHR process - family attended dhr panel
DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
DHR process - record keeping recommendation themes
Through the Kirklees Domestic Abuse Strategic Partnership (DASP), the Kirklees Communities Board undertakes a review of the information provided to communities about domestic abuse. This review should ensure that information is provided in the major languages in use within Kirklees communities. The review should also ensure the information provided to communities includes the message about the importance of sharing information with agencies when anyone knows or suspects that a person is suffering from domestic abuse.
Through the Domestic Abuse Strategic Partnership, Kirklees Communities Board undertake a review to ensure partner agencies have good quality processes and systems in place for recording information on domestic abuse in Kirklees.
Through the Domestic Abuse Strategic Partnership, Kirklees Communities Board explores opportunities to look at the viability, effectiveness, risks and costs of introducing mediation and/or restorative processes into certain cases of familial domestic abuse.