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

Newham review

CSP: Newham Published: April 2023 Year of death: 2014 Extracted: 9 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 for statutory agencies to routinely inquire about domestic abuse during healthcare appointments and police visits. Challenges in engaging immigration services and the perpetrator's coercion related to visa applications were also noted.

Extracted recommendations

9 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	All agencies report progress on their internal action plans generated by this Review to the CSP	All agencies
2	Newham CCG and Barts Health should ensure that all G.P.s, Sexual Health Services and gynaecology services are routinely enquiring about domestic and sexual violence. This is of particular importance when registering new patients. There should be clear pathways for referral to domestic abuse services and MARAC. This should be monitored by regular audit and reporting performance on MARAC and Domestic and Sexual Violence referrals to the Newham Domestic and Sexual Violence Board	Newham CCG \| Barts Health
3	The London Borough of Newham and Newham CCG provide publicity and information leaflets for public facing health services on domestic abuse. This should be targeted at immigrant women to ensure they know their rights and that services believe victims of domestic and sexual violence. This will extend to the Open Doors Service at Homerton Hospital.	London Borough of Newham \| Newham CCG
4	The Metropolitan Police Service review protocols and training for visits to licenced premises where sex workers are present. They should ensure that all staff are appropriately trained to deliver information and support on sexual and domestic violence. This training should ensure an awareness of sexual and domestic violence protocols and the provision of Health Services.	Metropolitan Police Service
5	The Ugly Mugs website is seen as a valuable service that has the confidence of sex workers in reporting attacks by strangers and clients. National Ugly Mugs Scheme should be asked to review how links can be made to domestic abuse services and encourage reporting on the national website. This could provide a pathway to local domestic and sexual violence services for this hard to reach group.	National Ugly Mugs Scheme
6	London Borough of Newham and Newham CCG to review how the issue of domestic abuse and relationships can be incorporated into the process of registration and review with GPs, Sexual Health and Genitourinary Services.	London Borough of Newham \| Newham CCG
7	The Home office and NHS England can jointly consider how good practice developed at Open Doors can be implemented in other areas. This would include the development of ISVA services specifically for sex workers and reporting protocols with police services.	Home Office \| NHS England
8	The London Borough of Newham Community Safety Partnership develop a strategy to engage with immigrant women to ensure that they understand legal rights in the UK and understand the law and reporting processes in the area of domestic and sexual violence.	London Borough of Newham Community Safety Partnership
9	The Home Office consider advising that each Community Safety Partnership consider inviting the Immigration Service as associate members to local boards.	Home Office
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗