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
Bristol review
CSP: Bristol
Published: June 2023
Year of death: 2017
Extracted: 9 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 highlights concerns regarding the recognition and response to male victims of domestic abuse by agencies, including police handling and risk assessment. It also addresses the need for stronger controls on corrosive substance sales.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | That the Safer Bristol Partnership reviews the services to male victims of domestic abuse in the locality to ensure that, as far as is possible, services are available. | Safer Bristol Partnership |
| 5.2 | That the Safer Bristol Partnership reviews its publicity and information available to male victims of domestic abuse to ensure that they are providing information to men in the most appropriate places. | Safer Bristol Partnership |
| 5.3 | That all public facing agencies in the partnership review their training for staff and volunteers to ensure that appropriate responses are given to men reporting domestic abuse. | Safer Bristol Partnership |
| 5.4 | It is recommended that in light of this case and others, government review its controls over the sale of acid to consider whether they should be extended to adults as well as young people. | Government |
| 5.5 | That Avon and Somerset Constabulary raises awareness with officers about what they are expected to do when a victim declines to engage with a DASH and that they are assured that the appropriate rationales are recorded. | Avon and Somerset Constabulary |
| 5.6 | That Avon and Somerset Constabulary should ensure that officers are following best practice by clearly recording that they have spoken to both parties separately when attending domestic abuse incidents, even where the Body Worn Video Camera footage shows that this has taken place. | Avon and Somerset Constabulary |
| 5.7 | That Avon and Somerset Constabulary takes further steps to raise awareness of male victims of domestic abuse and makes officers aware of their own possible unconscious bias in circumstances involving male victims. | Avon and Somerset Constabulary |
| 5.8 | That Avon and Somerset Constabulary undertakes checking and testing to see whether male victims of domestic abuse are currently receiving expected standards of service by the force. | Avon and Somerset Constabulary |
| 5.9 | That all GPs in the area sign up to the IRIS project so that relevant prompts are provided to remind staff to ask about domestic abuse and support provided if domestic violence or abuse is disclosed. | Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||