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Kirklees review

CSP: Kirklees Published: April 2023 Year of death: 2017 Extracted: 1 rec

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 missed opportunities by agencies to identify and intervene in domestic abuse, particularly regarding the victim's minimisation of violence and third-party reluctance to report. It also notes inconsistencies in police safeguarding practices and the need for ongoing public awareness campaigns.

Home Office classifications

18 tags

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

  • Victim - alcohol misuse
  • Victim - substance misuse
  • Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
  • Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between perpetrators)
  • Children - living with perpetrator (including adult children)
  • Perpetrator - case heard in court
  • Perpetrator - issued life sentence
  • Perpetrator - alcohol misuse
  • Perpetrator - depression
  • Perpetrator - known to agencies as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to police 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
  • DHR process - family received draft report
  • DHR process - police recommendations
  • DHR process - training recommendation themes
  • DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes

Extracted recommendations

1 recommendation pulled from the report · 1 matched to organisations in the index

Recommendation 17.1

Addressed to West Yorkshire Police

To review the training requirements of Clerical Officers in the District Safeguarding Units.

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