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

Leicester review

CSP: Leicester Published: April 2023 Year of death: 2013 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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Summary

The review found the homicide was not predictable or preventable. Key concerns relate to the need for general practice to routinely inquire about the impact of anger management issues on families and to embed domestic violence enquiries.

Extracted recommendations

4 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
—	It is noted that the self help guide used by the GP was developed by another area. We recommend a local resource is developed that includes prompts to explore the impact of behaviour on the family	Leicester CCG
—	A routine enquiry into domestic violence is embedded within general practice whenever anger issues are identified.	Leicester CCG
—	Emphasis to agencies importance of routine enquiry on impact on family members when anger is identified as a problem	Leicester City Council \| Community Safety
—	Share learning from Domestic Homicide Review lessons learnt from DHRs and SCRs at the joint safeguarding board and domestic violence delivery group conference on the 4th November 2014 aimed at frontline professionals, students and academics.	Leicester Safeguarding Adults Board
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗