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.

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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.

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Summary

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.

Extracted recommendations

12 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
ASC1	Improved contact details	Adult Social Care
ASC2	Improved communication with self-funders.	Adult Social Care
ASC3	Reliable recording of information	Adult Social Care
CCG1	Map of Medicine to include the care pathway for domestic abuse	Herefordshire CCG
CCG2	The CCG to include a link to the document managing pain in dementia in their next GP newsletter	Herefordshire CCG
CCG3	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	Herefordshire CCG
CCG4	The surgery should review their processes for documenting alcohol consumption when concerns arise about alcohol use	Herefordshire CCG
CCG5	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	Herefordshire CCG
CCG6	The Map of Medicine care pathway for falls should be reviewed to include alcohol misuse	Herefordshire CCG
WMP1	Risk assessments conducted by initial attending Police officers must be promptly submitted to ensure appropriate support and referrals to other agencies can be made.	West Mercia Police
WMP2	Clear documentation of Recording of risk assessment decisions must be clearly documented on Police systems to explain rationale, especially where risk levels are amended.	West Mercia Police
WMP3	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.	West Mercia Police
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗