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
Buckinghamshire review
CSP: Buckinghamshire
Published: June 2023
Extracted: 5 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 concerns regarding probation service practices, timely access to perpetrator programmes, mental health assessment for victims of domestic abuse, and inter-agency cooperation with DHRs.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | That Bucks Probation Delivery Unit continue to deliver home visit training and ensure all front-line staff have received this training by end 2020. | Bucks Probation Delivery Unit |
| 2 | That Bucks Probation Delivery Unit continue to track and monitor home visit completion with the aim of giving assurance that relevant cases are home visited as required by end of 2020. | Bucks Probation Delivery Unit |
| 3 | That the Ministry of Justice reviews the resources available for Building Better Relationships courses in order that domestic abuse perpetrators are able to access the course in a more-timely fashion. | Ministry of Justice |
| 4 | When domestic abuse is noted at point of assessment, acknowledging the past vulnerability and potential impact on the mental state of the individual, future vulnerabilities and level of ongoing support required should be considered. | Oxford Health NHS Trust |
| 5 | That the Department of Health continues to remind primary care, particularly in this case, with the prison establishment of the requirement to co-operate with Domestic Homicide Reviews. | Department of Health |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||