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
South Devon and Dartmoor review
CSP: South Devon and Dartmoor
Published: June 2023
Year of death: 2015
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 found no prior agency contact with the victim or perpetrator, preventing any risk assessment or intervention. Concerns were raised regarding the availability of information on substance misuse support for families and the safeguarding protocols of mutual aid groups.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | Ensure effective communication to front line professionals regarding what services are available addressing alcohol misuse, drug misuse and domestic abuse and how to refer or signpost clients to them. | Safer Devon Partnership |
| R2 | Make information about support groups for families of substance misusers more widely available, recognising that not all will be in contact with treatment services. | Safer Devon Partnership |
| R3 | The Chair of Safer Devon Partnership to write to Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous, though their national bodies, requesting that they review their Safeguarding processes and protocols to assist in responding to serious incidents involving anyone attending one of their groups. | Safer Devon Partnership |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||