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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Chorley and South Ribble review

CSP: Chorley and South Ribble Published: June 2023 Year of death: 2015 Extracted: 6 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 the under-recognition of male victims of domestic abuse by professionals and the public, alongside inconsistent multi-agency information sharing and risk assessment. It also notes challenges in perpetrator engagement and a lack of concerted professional inquiry regarding escalating incidents.

Extracted recommendations

6 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	The Chair of the Community Safety Partnership should take local action to strengthen awareness raising opportunities for the safe disclosure, assessment and necessary interventions to protect and safeguard male victims of domestic abuse.	Community Safety Partnership
2	The CSP should be assured that professionals across the local agencies have access to training specifically in relation to male victims of domestic abuse.	Community Safety Partnership
3	The Community Safety Partnership should be assured that local policy and practice in relation to safeguarding children also includes the impact of hidden and overt domestic abuse	Community Safety Partnership
4	The Community Safety Partnership should be assured that the CCG have considered the validity of screening for and recording disclosures of domestic abuse and recording these incidents by the application of an ‘Aggressive Behaviour READ Code’ and a summary on the patients record. This may be achieved via the General Medical Services (GMS) Contract Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Additionally, the recording of domestic abuse disclosures in primary care settings should be monitored and compliance with NICE and RCGP guidance should be quality assured.	Community Safety Partnership \| Clinical Commissioning Group
5	The Community Safety Partnership should develop specific information campaigns and support services for families, friends and colleagues of male victims of domestic abuse. This should include guidance that clearly describes the signposts to relevant and appropriate services.	Community Safety Partnership
6	The Community Safety Partnership should correspond with NHS England requesting that they review the domestic abuse risk assessment tools that are applied in A&E settings and consider adopting an abridged Risk Identification Checklist (RIC) assessment to be provided in A&E settings.	Community Safety Partnership \| NHS England
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗