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
Rochdale review
CSP: Rochdale
Published: April 2023
Extracted: 5 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 identified concerns regarding agencies' prioritisation of the perpetrator's welfare over criminal justice intervention for his escalating harassment, leading to missed opportunities for earlier prosecution. Challenges in compelling mental health engagement for individuals without a formal diagnosis, despite clear vulnerabilities and family concerns, were also highlighted.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| i | Rochdale MDOP (now MVOP) reviews its policies so as to ensure the appropriate balance is achieved between the mental health and/or other needs of an offender and the point at which their behaviour ceases to be capable of being managed outside the criminal justice system; | Rochdale MDOP (now MVOP) |
| ii | Rochdale MDOP (now MVOP) explore opportunities to work with voluntary and third sector organisations that can provide support and services to those with mental vulnerabilities and with whom statutory agencies do not have the capacity or grounds to engage or clients are reluctant to engage with. | Rochdale MDOP (now MVOP) |
| iii | Rochdale MVOP panel to amend its practice and criteria to reflect the GMPs guidance in order to operate as the Mentally Vulnerable Offenders Panel (MVOP) | Rochdale MVOP panel |
| iv | That Rochdale Safer Communities Partnership commission research through their partners in health to determine whether the involvement of family members in mental health assessments would be helpful. | Rochdale Safer Communities Partnership |
| v | In order to help practitioners understand the perpetrator’s behaviour when the perpetrator committed this offence it will be helpful at the appropriate stage to provide the institution where the perpetrator is detained and receiving treatment with a copy of this report. | Rochdale Council | Offender Management Rehabilitation CRC |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||