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Herefordshire review

CSP: Herefordshire Published: June 2023 Year of death: 2014 Extracted: 12 recs

Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.

Original review (PDF) ↗ Source: Home Office DHR Library

Summary AI-generated

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The review highlights a long-standing volatile and abusive relationship, often exacerbated by the victim's alcohol misuse. Key concerns include inconsistent police responses to domestic incidents, inadequate risk assessments, and missed opportunities for agencies to offer support or intervene effectively.

Home Office classifications

22 tags

Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.

  • Victim - alcohol misuse
  • Victim - physical disability
  • Victim - serious or life limiting illness
  • Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
  • Perpetrator - known to agencies as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to police as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Aggravating factors - psychological or emotional abuse
  • Aggravating factors - physical abuse
  • DHR process - family contributed to dhr
  • DHR process - family consulted about terms of reference
  • DHR process - family received draft report
  • DHR process - family attended dhr panel
  • DHR process - police recommendations
  • DHR process - social services recommendations
  • DHR process - health services recommendations
  • DHR process - technology systems recommendation themes
  • DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
  • DHR process - record keeping recommendation themes
  • DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes
  • DHR process - other recommendation themes

Extracted recommendations

12 recommendations pulled from the report · 9 matched to organisations in the index

Recommendation CCG2

Addressed to Herefordshire CCG

The CCG to include a link to the document managing pain in dementia in their next GP newsletter

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation CCG3

Addressed to Herefordshire CCG

The CCG should work with GP practices to develop a universal care plan format which includes information regarding the social aspects of a person’s care

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation CCG4

Addressed to Herefordshire CCG

The surgery should review their processes for documenting alcohol consumption when concerns arise about alcohol use

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Recommendation CCG5

Addressed to Herefordshire CCG

The CCG should utilise the Map of Medicine care pathways approach to support GPs in their work re alcohol abuse and the links between alcohol misuse and domestic abuse

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation WMP1

Addressed to West Mercia Police

Risk assessments conducted by initial attending Police officers must be promptly submitted to ensure appropriate support and referrals to other agencies can be made.

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Recommendation WMP2

Addressed to West Mercia Police

Clear documentation of Recording of risk assessment decisions must be clearly documented on Police systems to explain rationale, especially where risk levels are amended.

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Recommendation WMP3

Addressed to West Mercia Police

Advice to be given to individual officers relating to their recording and decision making. The need to take account of other information / history when conducting risk assessments is a recurring feature of reviews & subject of wider training / input to staff.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗