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
Oldham review
CSP: OldhamPublished: June 2023Year of death: 2016Extracted: 3 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The review identified systemic failures in identifying and responding to male victims of domestic abuse, including gender bias in professional curiosity and risk assessment. It highlighted inadequate multi-agency information sharing and coordination, particularly within MARAC, leading to flawed safety planning. Missed opportunities by individual agencies to address domestic abuse and alcohol misuse were also noted.
Home Office classifications
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Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
Victim - referred to marac at any time
Victim - case heard at marac before homicide
Perpetrator - case heard in court
Perpetrator - was a carer
Perpetrator - alcohol misuse
Perpetrator - housing issues
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - anxiety
Perpetrator - depression
Perpetrator - self harm
Perpetrator - suicidal thoughts
Perpetrator - suicide attempts
Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to family as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - attended drug and alcohol services
Perpetrator - supervised by mental health services
Aggravating factors - separation
Aggravating factors - physical abuse
DHR process - social services recommendations
DHR process - health services recommendations
DHR process - idva or other domestic abuse support service recommendations
DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
DHR process - training recommendation themes
DHR process - multi agency working recommendation themes
Addressed to
Oldham Community Safety and Cohesion Partnership
The CSCP should be assured that domestic abuse training highlights specific issues, some of which are raised by this review, in relation to male victims of domestic abuse.
Addressed to
Oldham Community Safety and Cohesion Partnership
The CSCP should initiate a brief review of MARAC based on the learning from this review. This should include assurance that: • MARAC meetings are provided with reliable and well researched information to enable robust decision making that results in appropriate safety planning and clear case management. • All relevant agencies attend MARAC on every occasion and that single agency actions are clear and are followed up. • That decisions made by MARAC in relation to the designation of victim and perpetrator are based on sound evidence.