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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Newham review

CSP: Newham Published: April 2023 Extracted: 8 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

Agencies missed opportunities to explore the victim's relationship and living arrangements, particularly regarding domestic abuse and transient family situations. Assumptions based on ethnicity and cultural background hindered proper inquiry, and inter-agency transfer procedures were not always followed.

Extracted recommendations

8 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	The recommendations below should be acted on, in addition to the actions identified in individual IMRs. Initial reports on progress for IMR and Overview Report recommendations should be made to the Newham Community Safety Partnership within six months of the Review being approved by the Partnership.	Newham Community Safety Partnership
2	The Clinical Commissioning Group to report to the Community Safety Partnership on the roll out of training to General Practices in the borough. Report to include number of GPs trained and an assessment of the impact on identification of domestic violence/abuse and referrals to specialist support services.	Clinical Commissioning Group
3	The Clinical Commissioning Group and London Borough of Newham to raise awareness with providers of patients seeking contraception as an appropriate opportunity to ask women about their relationships, with the aim of increasing opportunities for women to disclose domestic abuse. Awareness to be raised with General Practices (as part of Recommendation 2), Pharmacies, Sexual Health Clinics and other relevant providers.	Clinical Commissioning Group \| London Borough of Newham
4	East London NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust to audit their current procedures to ensure existing transfer in/out policies and procedures are adequately followed, referencing the learning from this Review.	East London NHS Foundation Trust \| Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust
5	East London NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust to share the learning from this review and reflect on responses to transient families and those moving between boroughs. Reflection through existing supervision, training, team meetings and case file reviews as appropriate.	East London NHS Foundation Trust \| Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust
6	The Community Safety Partnership to share with all partner agencies the learning from this review regarding the assumptions made by many professionals in relation to the victim’s ethnicity and culture that prevented proper enquiry and follow up, and the need to make appropriate enquiries about relationships and living arrangements and women who travel to Newham for marriage.	Community Safety Partnership
7	The Domestic and Sexual Violence Strategic Board to develop and implement an awareness raising programme with mosques in the borough, with particular reference to support provided to people when they convert from their religion, if there is a particular risk of isolation from their friends and community, including the learning in this and other relevant Domestic Homicide Reviews.	Domestic and Sexual Violence Strategic Board
8	The Domestic and Sexual Violence Strategic Board to develop and implement a domestic abuse awareness raising programme with employers in the borough, including the need for employer’s domestic abuse policies for staff.	Domestic and Sexual Violence Strategic Board
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗