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Stockport review

CSP: Stockport Published: April 2023 Year of death: 2014 Extracted: 11 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 highlights systemic failures in recognising domestic abuse, conducting comprehensive risk assessments, and sharing information across agencies. Professionals over-relied on the victim's ability to self-protect and lacked sufficient training and policy guidance on domestic abuse dynamics and its impact on children.

Home Office classifications

43 tags

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

  • Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
  • Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (victim and perpetrator)
  • Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between victims)
  • Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between perpetrators)
  • 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 - mental ill health
  • Perpetrator - known to agencies as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to police as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to social services as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to health services as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to idva or other domestic abuse support service as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to school as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to workplace (employer) as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - supervised by mental health services
  • Aggravating factors - separation
  • Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
  • Aggravating factors - stalking
  • Aggravating factors - digital stalking
  • Aggravating factors - sexual abuse
  • Aggravating factors - psychological or emotional abuse
  • Aggravating factors - physical abuse
  • Aggravating factors - economic abuse
  • DHR process - family contributed to dhr
  • DHR process - family received draft report
  • DHR process - police recommendations
  • DHR process - social services recommendations
  • DHR process - health services recommendations
  • DHR process - school recommendations
  • DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
  • DHR process - technology systems recommendation themes
  • DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
  • DHR process - training recommendation themes
  • DHR process - policy recommendation themes
  • DHR process - record keeping recommendation themes
  • DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes

Extracted recommendations

11 recommendations pulled from the report · 4 matched to organisations in the index

Recommendation 1

Addressed to NHS England | NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group

NHS England should clarify that NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group have a professional lead for domestic abuse which is clearly identified in that post holder’s job description. The lead should represent the clinical commissioning group at the strategic forum in Stockport that oversees the domestic abuse strategy.

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

Recommendation 2

Addressed to NHS England | Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group

NHS England and Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group should ensure that all GP practices in Stockport have been made aware of the guidance issued by the Royal College of General Practitioners and encourage them to ensure that there is a written policy for the practice and the role of the safeguarding lead in respect of domestic abuse that complies with Safeguarding Vulnerable People in the Reformed NHS 2013.

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

Recommendation 3

Addressed to NHS England | Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group

NHS England and Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group should encourage clinical and non-clinical staff in GP practices to complete relevant training which for members of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) includes the Violence Against Women and Children e-learning course.

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

Recommendation 4

Addressed to Stockport Community Safety Partnership

The Stockport Community Safety Partnership should develop a model policy statement that can be used by employers setting out guidance on responding to employees experiencing domestic abuse and that it is promoted through local employer organisations that include the chamber of commerce and professional associations.

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

Recommendation 5

Addressed to Safeguarding Advisor for Schools in Tameside and Stockport

The safeguarding advisor for schools in Tameside and Stockport should ensure that all schools have a written policy in regard to domestic abuse and that domestic abuse is written into the role of their safeguarding or designated senior professional.

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

Recommendation 6

Addressed to Stockport Safeguarding Children Board

The Stockport Safeguarding Children Board should ensure that the local audit of arrangements under section 11 of the Children Act 2004 and any data collated under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 (governing and responsible bodies for schools complying with safeguarding responsibilities) incorporate data and information on domestic abuse from schools and early years settings.

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

Recommendation 7

Addressed to Stockport Safeguarding Children Board

The Stockport Safeguarding Children Board should ensure that specific guidance on the recognition of and response to children affected by domestic abuse and violence is included in local safeguarding policies, procedures and training.

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

Recommendation 8

Addressed to Stockport Children’s Social Care Services | Greater Manchester Police

Stockport Children’s Social Care Services and the Greater Manchester Police should ensure that when their professional staff are responding to information or referrals about domestic abuse that a clear record is made of advice and action to promote the safety of the victim and any children and any contingency arrangement or plans.

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

Recommendation 9

Addressed to Stockport Community Safety Partnership

The Stockport Community Safety Partnership should seek clarification from the Greater Manchester Police public protection and investigation unit about the role and use of diary appointments in regard to contact from domestic abuse victims.

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

Recommendation 10

Addressed to Stockport Community Safety Partnership

The Stockport Community Safety Partnership should review with the Stockport Children Safeguarding Children Board the level and effectiveness of training for professionals in regard to domestic abuse and seek further information about single agency training and development.

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

Recommendation 11

Addressed to Stockport Community Safety Partnership

The Stockport Community Safety Partnership should review with the Stockport Safeguarding Children Board the availability and effectiveness of training and development in regard to cultural awareness and understanding and implications for working with victims vulnerable to domestic abuse.

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