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
Wandsworth review
CSP: Wandsworth
Published: June 2023
Year of death: 2013
Extracted: 7 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 report identifies missed opportunities for statutory agencies to engage with the perpetrator, communication weaknesses between health agencies, and flawed police risk assessments. It also highlights the need for improved national intelligence sharing on domestic abuse and better recognition of displaced aggression.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| DHR1 | intelligence about domestic abuse and persons of interest be routinely held on the PND so that information on suspected abusers is not geographically restricted by police force boundaries. | All Police Forces | Home Office |
| DHR2 | they be restarted as this mechanism could, in the future, be a valuable platform where high risk patients, issues of mutual concern, training and the problem of DNAs are discussed or escalated. | Local GP Practices | SW London & St. George’s Mental Health Team NHS Trust |
| DHR3a | victim’s families be put in contact with the charity Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) which has a great deal of expertise in helping bereaved families with the DHR process. | Metropolitan Police Service |
| DHR3b | FLOs, as our first point of contact with the families of victims, should have specific training about DHRs and how families can help the reviewers see the tragedy through the eyes of the victim, their family and friends and therefore help them to make the best recommendations. | Metropolitan Police Service |
| MPS1 | It is recommended that staff/supervisors from Met CC and Wandsworth Grip and Pace Centre are reminded of their responsibilities and the correct processes when dealing with a potential missing or vulnerable person. | Metropolitan Police Service |
| MPS2 | It is recommended that Wandsworth Borough officers and supervisors are reminded of the requirement to complete an ‘Adult Coming to Notice’ report when dealing with any incident involving a vulnerable adult. | Metropolitan Police Service |
| SG1 | There is an identified need to review the way the mental health risk scoring matrix is used, in conjunction with the psychiatry liaison service and it would be advisable to devise and implement a policy that states referrals from the ED or GPs to specialist teams cannot be refused and that such specialist teams must review patients before making such judgements. | St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust | SW London & St. George’s Mental Health Team NHS Trust |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||