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: June 2023
Year of death: 2012
Extracted: 4 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 a lack of agency awareness regarding intra-familial domestic abuse and potential barriers for the perpetrator to access substance misuse support due to service focus. It also highlighted issues with the prompt provision of NHS records for DHR processes.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | that LBTH Community Safety Partnership assess the extent to which current DV arrangements and awareness campaigns address violence between siblings and inter-generational conflicts. If appropriate, communications strategies and resources should be re-targeted to ensure proportionality between these types of case and those between intimate partners, which are more prevalent. | LBTH Community Safety Partnership |
| 2 | that LBTH re-procure it’s contract(s) for substance misuse treatment services with a view to simplified referral processes, and enhanced psychosocial interventions for non-opiate users, including extensive publicity and an ongoing communications strategy embracing the full range of its stakeholders. | LBTH |
| 3 | that all agencies participating in the LBTH Drugs & Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) ensure that appropriate staff receive the training supplied by Public Health England regarding services to non-opiate users. | LBTH Drugs & Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) Partner Agencies |
| 4 | that NHS England develops and implements clear policy and procedures to ensure that records and/or IMR are provided promptly to support DHR processes. | NHS England |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||