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
Knowsley review
CSP: Knowsley
Published: May 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 DHR concluded that the homicide could not have been predicted or prevented by agencies involved. However, it identified learning points concerning family care dynamics, record-keeping, timely agency DHR involvement, and oversight of commissioned services.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | As a part of the learning from this Domestic Homicide Review, all agencies will be reminded of the importance of monitoring, recording, collating and storing all relevant information concerning diversity issues and protected characteristics. | Knowsley Community Safety Partnership |
| 6.2 | Record keeping systems should be reviewed and each agency should be assured that their client records are accurate and up to date. | Knowsley Community Safety Partnership |
| 6.3 | Agencies who have a statutory duty to participate in the Domestic Homicide Review process should be reminded that their involvement should be comprehensive and timely. In co-operation with the Community Safety Partnership, each agency involved in this DH Review will be invited to develop and implement a learning action plan. | Knowsley Community Safety Partnership |
| 6.4 | The oversight of the process of commissioning voluntary and independent organisations to provide services should be reviewed and, if necessary, strengthened in order to ensure that compliance with policy and procedure is consistent with the policies and procedures of the commissioning organisation and that where surges in demand place pressure upon capacity there is a mechanism to escalate this issue so that it can be properly managed. | Knowsley Community Safety Partnership |
| 6.5 | Ensure that from April 2015 all agencies comply with the statutory guidance concerning carer assessment and can demonstrate their compliance before the date of commencement. | Knowsley Community Safety Partnership |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||