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
Rochdale review
CSP: Rochdale
Published: June 2023
Year of death: 2017
Extracted: 3 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 gaps in inter-force information sharing regarding serial domestic abuse perpetrators, challenges in completing comprehensive risk assessments, and the need for improved processes to identify and manage risk, particularly at the point of separation and for perpetrators in the armed forces.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| i | That Rochdale Safer Communities Partnership (RSCP) request Greater Manchester Police to consider how all relevant background information about a perpetrator can be made available to police officers when they attend reports of domestic abuse; | Rochdale Safer Communities Partnership (RSCP) | Greater Manchester Police |
| ii | The Home Office consult with the Ministry of Defence and the College of Policing to consider whether there are satisfactory arrangements in place for sharing information about the suitability of individuals who are perpetrators of domestic abuse and are either members, or prospective members, of HM armed forces; | Home Office |
| iii | That Rochdale Safer Communities Partnership (RSCP) work with Greater Manchester Police and other partners to ensure that, when a victim is not able to fully complete a DASH risk assessment at the time of the initial call, arrangements are in place for this information to be obtained later. | Rochdale Safer Communities Partnership (RSCP) | Greater Manchester Police |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||