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
Bassetlaw review
CSP: Bassetlaw
Published: April 2023
Year of death: 2016
Extracted: 2 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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Source: Home Office DHR Library
Summary
The DHR found no evidence of domestic abuse or agency failings in the specific case. Key learning points relate to improving carer's assessments to identify domestic abuse challenges in older couples and increasing professional awareness of age-related barriers to reporting abuse.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | To conduct a review of carer’s assessments and consider how they identify or enquire into domestic abuse based in the challenges associated with domestic abuse, age and carer responsibilities from spouse/partner. | Nottinghamshire County Council Adult Social Care | Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group | Newark and Sherwood Clinical Commissioning Group |
| 2 | Provide greater awareness to professionals regarding the impact of age on domestic abuse, the barriers to reporting and the provision of services to older people. | Bassetlaw, Newark & Sherwood Community Safety Partnership |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||