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

Basildon review

CSP: Basildon Published: April 2023 Extracted: 2 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 no clear agency indications or opportunities to prevent the homicide, noting limited agency contact. It identified missed opportunities for the victim's son's school to address his hearing aid use and for the victim's GP to further explore her reported tiredness.

Extracted recommendations

2 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
AP1	Policy and Procedure to be developed to identify vulnerability prior to referral to bailiffs or debt recovery service and respond appropriately.	Basildon Borough Council
R1	Recommendations identified in individual IMRs should be acted upon, and initial reports on progress should be made to the Basildon Community Safety Partnership within six months of the Review being approved by the Partnership.	General Practitioners \| Victim Support Essex \| Basildon Borough Council \| Essex Police \| Colchester Hospital University Foundation NHS Trust \| Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust \| University of Essex \| David's School \| Basildon Community Safety Partnership
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗