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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Leicester review

CSP: Leicester Published: April 2023 Year of death: 2016 Extracted: 6 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 missed opportunities by agencies to identify and respond to domestic abuse, including a lack of professional curiosity, insufficient information sharing, and inadequate assessment of substance misuse. Barriers to reporting for male victims and issues with IT system changes also contributed to the failure to intervene effectively.

Extracted recommendations

6 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	Develop a local campaign which: • is targeted at family and community members who would rather keep knowledge of domestic violence to themselves • challenges beliefs and assumptions that not sharing such knowledge of abuse protects the victim • supports people to engage with support services.	Leicester Community Safety Partnership
2	GAP and Police should assure themselves and partners that their staff routinely signpost and actively encourage victims and perpetrators to engage with support services.	GAP \| Police
3	Deliver a robust and sensitive marketing campaign to raise the awareness of the abuse of males, containing details of points of access to support services.	Leicester Community Safety Partnership
4	GAP and Probation should assure themselves and partners that their staff are able to recognize increasing vulnerability associated with patterns of behaviour in the context of domestic abuse.	GAP \| Probation
5	Review the content and impact of the male victims training course to ensure it reflects the learning from the Review.	Leicester Community Safety Partnership
6	Review the current services for male victims to reassure the partnership that they offer appropriate support to victims within Leicester, recognising the barriers to reporting.	Leicester Community Safety Partnership
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗