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
Tower Hamlets review
CSP: Tower Hamlets
Published: May 2023
Year of death: 2014
Extracted: 2 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 missed opportunities by West Yorkshire Police to link domestic incidents and make adult safeguarding referrals in Leeds. In Tower Hamlets, agencies lacked awareness of escalating domestic abuse prior to the homicide. The report also highlighted cultural barriers to reporting abuse and the need to improve awareness of support services and third-party reporting within the Somali community.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Yorkshire Police ensures that all police officers and staff are reminded of the importance of making Adult Safeguarding notifications or referrals to Adult Social Care in circumstances where a Vulnerable Adult is known to be resident (full or part time) within an environment where domestic abuse is identified | West Yorkshire Police |
| 2 | Tower Hamlets Community Safety Partnership provide an outline of the learning from this review, suitably anonymised, to promote further the encouragement of personal and third party reporting of domestic abuse within Tower Hamlets, specifically within the Somali community | Tower Hamlets Community Safety Partnership |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||