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
Norfolk review
CSP: Norfolk
Published: April 2023
Year of death: 2016
Extracted: 4 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
This DHR highlights concerns about limited agency engagement with the victim and missed opportunities to identify the perpetrator's history of domestic abuse and firearm access. It also notes challenges in GP cooperation with DHRs and the disparity in support for children of perpetrators versus victims.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 5.2.1 | That the GP practices across the county consider having Domestic Abuse Champions in their surgery. | GP practices across the county |
| 5.2.2 | That the hospitals in Norfolk consider having Domestic Abuse Champions in all of their departments. | Hospitals in Norfolk |
| 5.6.1 | It is recommended that, despite the strengthening of the latest statutory guidance more work needs to be done to ensure the co-operation of GPs with Domestic Homicide Reviews. As the problem in this case appears to have been, in part, the payment to be made for engagement, it is recommended that either an agreement is reached about payment for these reviews or it is included in the existing contracts. | Government |
| 5.6.2 | That the Government reviews its policy with regard to support for children affected by domestic homicide and affords the same level of support to children of perpetrators as is available to children of victims. | Government |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||