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

Northampton review

CSP: Northampton Published: April 2023 Year of death: 2015 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 report highlights missed opportunities for mental health admission and robust care planning, poor inter-agency communication, and inconsistent police responses to domestic abuse and mental health incidents. It also notes issues with multi-agency risk assessment and carer support.

Extracted recommendations

6 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	Northampton Community Safety Partnership to consider requesting the Health agencies currently undertaking the Sustainability Transformation Plan Review, to incorporate the issues regarding information exchange identified in this review.	Northampton Community Safety Partnership
2	Northampton Adult Safeguarding Board to consider commissioning a review of multi-agency training for professionals from all statutory and voluntary agencies on the completion of DASH Risk assessment forms to help ensure a standardised approach when dealing with victims of Domestic Abuse. The training should emphasise the importance of considering previous behaviour which may impact on the escalation of risk. The Adult Safeguarding Board should report to the Community Safety Partnership with the outcomes of the training.	Northampton Adult Safeguarding Board
3	Northamptonshire Police to ensure that officers are able to recognise vulnerable people and possibly those with mental instability, especially in domestic abuse related incidents, and are equipped with sufficient training and knowledge to make the necessary and correct referrals to support agencies. This will include the appropriate use of Section 136 Mental Health Act 1983.	Northamptonshire Police
4	NHFT to review the discharge procedure following an admission under Section 2 Mental Health Act, ensuring a more robust system of communication with GPs to avoid delay and therefore potential loss of timely information as well as providing continuity of care provision.	NHFT
5	Northampton Adult Social Care and Children’s Social Care review the needs of C and her family in view of the circumstances of this case and provide any appropriate ongoing care and support required	Northampton Adult Social Care \| Children’s Social Care
6	The Northampton Community Safety Partnership Board ensures that agency recommendations contained within this review are implemented by the dates indicated and that each agency confirm with the Partnership that actions have been completed.	Northampton Community Safety Partnership Board
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗