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
Manchester review
CSP: Manchester
Published: June 2023
Year of death: 2016
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 identifies missed opportunities by agencies to recognise and respond to adolescent-to-parent violence and abuse (APVA) and the perpetrator's deteriorating mental health. Barriers to the family disclosing the full extent of abuse and mental health concerns were also noted.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester Community Safety Partnership ensure all partner agencies are briefed about the issues of APVA. Partner agencies to ensure their policies and procedures incorporate the most recent guidance about how to respond to APVA. | Manchester Community Safety Partnership | Partner Agencies |
| 2 | Manchester Community Safety Partnership and Manchester Safeguarding Board to ensure partner agencies have safeguarding procedures in place that are compliant with the Care Act 2014 and that safeguarding referral pathways are in place where concerns are identified. | Manchester Community Safety Partnership | Manchester Safeguarding Board |
| 3 | Manchester Community Safety Partnership to work with the Manchester Adult Safeguarding Board to assure themselves that all churches and faith communities understand their obligations in relation to domestic abuse and APVA safeguarding and receive advice and guidance as to the policies and practices they should have in place to deal with these matters. | Manchester Community Safety Partnership | Manchester Adult Safeguarding Board |
| 4 | Manchester Community Safety Partnership should assure itself that referral pathways are in place where there are concerns regarding a person's mental health and they do not appear to be accessing support from their GP or a specialist mental health service. Greater Manchester Mental Health should ensure that such referral pathways are promoted across the partnership. | Manchester Community Safety Partnership | Greater Manchester Mental Health |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||