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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.
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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.

Original review (PDF) ↗ Source: Home Office DHR Library

Summary AI-generated

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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.

Home Office classifications

9 tags

Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.

  • Children - living with victim (including adult children)
  • Children - living with perpetrator (including adult children)
  • Children - present at homicide (including adult children)
  • Children - subject to child protection or domestic abuse prior to homicide
  • Child - primary address same as victim
  • Perpetrator - case heard in court
  • Perpetrator - issued life sentence
  • Perpetrator - physical disability
  • Perpetrator - mental ill health

Extracted recommendations

2 recommendations pulled from the report · 2 matched to organisations in the index

Recommendation AP1

Addressed to Basildon Borough Council

Policy and Procedure to be developed to identify vulnerability prior to referral to bailiffs or debt recovery service and respond appropriately.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation R1

Addressed to 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 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.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗