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
Tamworth review
CSP: TamworthPublished: June 2023Year of death: 2015Extracted: 3 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The review identified missed opportunities by general practice to holistically assess and follow up on the perpetrator's gambling addiction and the victim's disclosed 'worries at home'. Concerns also arose regarding undocumented police checks by children's social care for supervised contact providers and the destruction of historical medical records by a hospital trust.
Home Office classifications
11 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
Perpetrator - case heard in court
Perpetrator - issued life sentence
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family consulted about terms of reference
DHR process - family received draft report
DHR process - social services recommendations
DHR process - health services recommendations
DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
DHR process - record keeping recommendation themes
When arranging supervised contact, children's social care should ensure that basic police checks are undertaken on all those providing supervised contact. If it is decided that police checks or formal assessments are unnecessary, the rationale for these decisions should be clearly documented
GP Practices should ensure that when a patient discloses that they have a gambling addiction, the discussion and holistic assessment are clearly documented. This should include the potential impact on the immediate family and identify any risks associated with the disclosure.
Addressed to
The victim and perpetrator's GP Practice
The victim and perpetrator's GP Practice should ensure disclosures that could affect the immediate family are recorded effectively and a "read" code is added to flag any potential risks associated with gambling addiction.