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
Bracknell Forest review
CSP: Bracknell ForestPublished: July 2023Year of death: 2010Extracted: 2 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 a lack of prior agency awareness regarding domestic abuse in the relationship. It highlighted issues with timely support coordination for the victim's carers post-homicide and a need for adult safeguarding policies in GP practices. Police procedures were not fully complied with in a critical incident.
Home Office classifications
21 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (victim and perpetrator)
Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between victims)
Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between perpetrators)
Children - living with victim (including adult children)
Children - living with perpetrator (including adult children)
Child - primary address same as victim
Perpetrator - case heard in court
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - anxiety
Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to family as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Aggravating factors - separation
Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
Aggravating factors - physical abuse
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
Addressed to
Bracknell Forest Council, Children, Young People & Learning Directorate
The Director of Children, Young People & Learning to review whether in such circumstances there should be a meeting called under its Safeguarding protocols to ensure that any appropriate support that may be required by carers has been assessed and is being actioned in a timely manner.
All GP practices within Bracknell Forest should develop an Adult Safeguarding policy. The policy should be compliant with the Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010, particularly regulation 11, and in line with the Berkshire Safeguarding Adults policy.