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
Oldham review
CSP: Oldham
Published: April 2023
Year of death: 2015
Extracted: 8 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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Source: Home Office DHR Library
Summary
The review highlights the perpetrator's coercive and controlling behaviour as the core issue, exacerbated by agencies' difficulty in identifying the true victim due to binary classification systems and perpetrator manipulation. There were missed opportunities by health and police services to probe disclosures, assess risk, and offer support, particularly regarding alcohol misuse and the impact of a caution on the victim.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Oldham Community Safety and Cohesion Partnership monitor the implementation of the participating agencies recommendations to ensure they are delivered and that agencies report on the progress they have made towards delivery; | Oldham Council |
| 2 | The Oldham Community Safety and Cohesion Partnership request agencies ensure their systems and processes for identifying and categorising victims are flexible and capable of dealing with cases in which it is not clear who is in which role; | Oldham Council |
| 3 | That, if it comes to light a victim has been a perpetrator, or vici versa, there is a process for re-visiting and, if necessary, reclassifying the roles; | Greater Manchester Police |
| 4 | The Oldham Community Safety and Cohesion Partnership request Greater Manchester Police take steps to raise awareness of domestic abuse services to persons who are in custody as perpetrators of domestic abuse; | Greater Manchester Police |
| 5 | The Oldham Community Safety and Cohesion Partnership contact financial service providers and debt advisors operating in their area to identify whether they understand the link between debt and domestic abuse and whether they screen for domestic abuse; | Oldham Council | Citizens Advice Bureau |
| 6 | The Oldham Community Safety and Cohesion Partnership explore what messages faith organisations are providing on domestic abuse in their area. | Oldham Council |
| 7 | Greater Manchester Police consider, when a caution is to be administered for domestic abuse, if practicable, the case is first discussed with a specialist domestic violence officer. | Greater Manchester Police |
| 8 | That the Oldham Community Safety and Cohesion Partnership establishes whether professionals dealing with domestic abuse in its partner agencies have a good understanding of coercive and controlling behaviour and how to support victims subject to it. | Oldham Council |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||