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.

Original review (PDF) ↗ Source: Home Office DHR Library

Summary AI-generated

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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.

Home Office classifications

7 tags

Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.

  • Perpetrator - mental ill health
  • Perpetrator - psychosis
  • DHR process - health services recommendations
  • DHR process - probation services recommendations
  • DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
  • DHR process - training recommendation themes
  • DHR process - other recommendation themes

Extracted recommendations

5 recommendations pulled from the report · 3 matched to organisations in the index

Recommendation 1

Addressed to Bucks Probation Delivery Unit

That Bucks Probation Delivery Unit continue to deliver home visit training and ensure all front-line staff have received this training by end 2020.

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Recommendation 2

Addressed to Bucks Probation Delivery Unit

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.

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Recommendation 3

Addressed to Ministry of Justice

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.

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Recommendation 4

Addressed to Oxford Health NHS Trust

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.

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Recommendation 5

Addressed to Department of Health

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.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗