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

St Helens review

CSP: St Helens Published: June 2023 Year of death: 2016 Extracted: 7 recs

Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.

View full report (PDF) ↗ Source: Home Office DHR Library

Summary

The review identified significant barriers for non-UK born residents, particularly the Polish community, in accessing domestic abuse support due to language, lack of specialist services, and cultural awareness. It also highlighted missed opportunities for agencies to identify abuse and weaknesses in client re-engagement and neighbour reporting mechanisms.

Extracted recommendations

7 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	Local CSP members to amend their websites to enable non English-speaking residents to search for and access information re domestic abuse services in their own language.	Community Safety Partnership (CSP) Partner agencies
2	Local CSP members to ensure they have translation and interpretation service arrangements in place and that staff understand how to access interpreter and translation services when needed.	Community Safety Partnership (CSP)
3	Employment of Polish speaking Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVAs) being in place within Community Safety Partnership.	Community Safety Partnership
4	Increased support for existing charities and organisations which work with victims of domestic violence from BME communities	Home Office
5	Amend web site to encourage and signpost ways in which victims and neighbours of victims can report domestic abuse to their Housing Managers and others.	Torus Housing Group
6	Policy and procedures to follow up missed appointments following CAHMS referrals to G.P. put into place	CCG \| CAHMS
7	Working with the Chamber of Commerce make literature available for display in employee meeting areas to businesses in St Helens detailing the support available to victims of domestic abuse and substance misuse.	Public Health \| Chamber of Commerce \| CGL (Change Grown Live)
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗