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

Kent review

CSP: Kent Published: May 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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Summary

The review identifies systemic failures in inter-agency information sharing and risk assessment, particularly regarding the victim's vulnerability to 'mate crime' and the risks posed by the perpetrators residing in her home. Frontline professionals lacked 'professional curiosity' and often addressed incidents in isolation, missing opportunities for early safeguarding intervention.

Extracted recommendations

8 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	Front line officers or staff who, as part of their job description, visit premises or interact with members of the public, have the opportunity to identify potential victims of ‘Mate Crime’ or Domestic Abuse. Officers and staff should be encouraged to exercise ‘professional curiosity’ and follow up on indications of an abusive relationship or safeguarding issues that relate to a person who may not be the primary focus of their work.	Police \| EKH \| Thanet Council \| Kent and Medway Social Services \| KMPT \| SECAmb \| NPS \| CRC \| Kent YOS
2	Where there are complaints of Anti-Social Behaviour, it is important to establish who is the victim, who is the perpetrator and whether they are vulnerable and in need of assessment.	Kent Police \| East Kent Housing \| Thanet District Council
3	The concept of ‘Mate Crime’ or the harming of vulnerable persons in abusive relationships by offenders who set out or take the opportunity to abuse a victim, should be incorporated into agencies policies and working practice, and staff should be trained accordingly. This type of offending should be treated in a similar way to Domestic Abuse e.g. structured risk assessment, information sharing protocols, victim safeguarding plans etc.	Police \| EKH \| Thanet Council \| Kent and Medway Social Services \| KMPT
4	Housing providers should undertake a risk assessment when they are aware that someone has moved into a property with a potentially vulnerable tenant.	East Kent Housing \| Thanet District Council
5	To facilitate information exchange, East Kent Housing to attend formal and minuted Tasking and Coordinating Meetings held by the Thanet Community Safety Unit.	East Kent Housing \| Thanet District Council \| Thanet CSU
6	To provide each GP practice with an up to date adult safeguarding policy that reflects national and local guidance and best practice to guide and support staff in responding to victim and perpetrators of domestic abuse and self-neglect.	Kent and Medway CCG’s/NHS England
7	In exercising their responsibility in assisting young adults leaving care, Social Services should endeavour to ensure such individuals are registered with a GP, (none of the perpetrators were registered with a GP at the time they attacked the victim).	Kent and Medway Social Services
8	Agencies should recognise that an individual’s safety and wellbeing may be, in whole or in part, compromised by self-ne	Police \| EKH \| Thanet Council \| Kent and Medway Social Services \| KMPT \| SECAmb \| NPS \| CRC \| Kent YOS
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗