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

Epping Forest review

CSP: Epping Forest Published: April 2023 Year of death: 2012 Extracted: 14 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 identified failures in inter-agency information sharing and risk assessment procedures, particularly between police forces, which led to the perpetrator's extensive criminal history not being considered. It also highlighted the absence of clear mechanisms for third-party reporting of domestic abuse and the victim's underestimation of the danger.

Extracted recommendations

14 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
R1.	The findings of Domestic Homicide reviews to be made available to relevant staff across the Trust.	Essex Probation Trust
R10.	that all GP practices undertake a review of the training provided to their medical and administrative staff.	all GP practices
R11	A common system be developed for all relevant agencies to allow third party reporting of domestic abuse.	all relevant agencies
R12.	Immediate action be taken to improve safeguarding training relating to domestic abuse in schools and colleges	schools and colleges
R13.	That the practice of co-locating of police, domestic abuse, child abuse, and adult abuse staff with professionals from Children’s Services, Advocacy, Health and Probation in the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (as is the practice with the Norfolk Constabulary) be considered for adoption countrywide.	ACPO \| Home Office
R14.	A member of the police investigating team to attend a review panel meeting at the earliest opportunity after the legal proceedings had been completed,	police investigating team
R2.	Relevant staff to be instructed to read the case files.	Essex Probation Trust
R3.	An accurate Risk of Serious Harm to be completed and retained on the case record. This must take into account the offender’s previous convictions and other relevant material from the case file.	Essex Probation Trust
R4.	No violent offender to be assessed as low risk of harm without the endorsement of a manager.	Essex Probation Trust
R5.	Requirement Officers to only to hold singleton unpaid work orders which are assessed as low risk of harm.	Essex Probation Trust
R6.	That the NSPT Procedure Note relating to the External Transfer of Cases to be revised to include instructions to staff to retain a skeleton hard copy file in all cases where the matter is transferred to another Trust.	Norfolk and Suffolk Probation Trust
R7.	The Director of Learning to provide briefings and learning opportunities for schools and academies on the outcome of this review with a focus on the school role in identifying domestic abuse, the impact on children and protective factors.	Directorate of Schools, Children and Families, Essex County Council
R8.	Details of service users to be recorded by name and gender in all ambulance attendances	East of England Ambulance Service
R9.	that all agencies share domestic violence reports with both the victim’s and the suspected perpetrator’s GP.	all agencies
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗