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

Newport review

CSP: Newport Published: April 2023 Year of death: 2014 Extracted: 10 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 identifies confusion among agencies regarding the assessment of vulnerable adults in the context of domestic abuse, leading to missed opportunities for risk assessment and intervention. It also highlights a lack of information sharing about the perpetrator's history.

Extracted recommendations

10 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	To review the current Vulnerable Adult/POVA referral pathway and ensure there is clarity relating to domestic violence and abuse	National (Wales)
10	Examining the role and communication with third sector specialists in domestic violence, especially in relation to adults with any learning disability and developing service provision in support of persons with learning disabilities.	Newport City Council Adult Services
2	To ensure referral pathways are clear and that agencies are fully aware of their role and responsibilities	One Newport Local Service Board
3	To review and revise any training and awareness to ensure the lessons regarding identification of risk is made clear and that workers are clear of their roles and responsibilities.	One Newport Local Service Board
4	To engage with partners and agencies to ensure information sharing arrangements are clear and appropriate to the relevant issue, specifically domestic violence and abuse	Gwent Police
5	To review and revise training and awareness to all staff involved with vulnerable adults, raising awareness of domestic violence and abuse and what action to take.	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
6	ABUHB will have a clear process in place for staff to escalate safeguarding concerns if they feel another agency has not taken the appropriate action	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
7	Newport City Council POVA Team to consider the introduction of a Policy to ensure that in all cases where domestic violence is identified the information is shared or notified directly with the police for consideration.	Newport City Council Adult Services
8	Improved clarity across adult services that in all cases, whether capacity is assumed or otherwise, the level of engagement, intervention and possible outcomes the adult expects from the process is made explicit. Such detail should then be clearly noted within case notes and revisited at each stage of future intervention. Compliance and co-operation should not be seen as the only measure.	Newport City Council Adult Services
9	Ensure that Newport City Council Case Note Recording Policy and staff training clarify the need to ensure correct wording and terminology when determining service eligibility.	Newport City Council Adult Services
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗