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

Doncaster review

CSP: Doncaster Published: July 2023 Year of death: 2017 Extracted: 8 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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Summary

The review identifies challenges in supporting vulnerable adolescents in care involved in mutually abusive relationships. Key concerns include difficulties with engagement, consistent risk assessment, tailored interventions, and information sharing, compounded by frequent placement changes and drug use.

Extracted recommendations

8 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	The partnership should explore ways of improving the care received by looked after children under 18 when there is evidence of non-attendance and who at times are not registered with a GP or/and dentist.	Safer Doncaster Community Safety Partnership
2	The partnership should explore the complex issue faced by looked after children regarding their access to services, for example, CAMHS referral and the continuity of care in primary care due to moving to placements in other areas.	Safer Doncaster Community Safety Partnership
3	Knowledge of domestic abuse issues should become a contractual obligation for care providers.	Safer Doncaster Community Safety Partnership
4	Domestic abuse training should be delivered to all care providers.	Safer Doncaster Community Safety Partnership
5	A domestic abuse toolkit should be developed to assist practitioners when the service user refuses to engage with specialist agencies.	Safer Doncaster Community Safety Partnership
6	Training should be delivered in respect of DASH risk-assessments to all frontline practitioners dealing with vulnerable young people aged 16 or over.	Safer Doncaster Community Safety Partnership
7	To continue to raise awareness of domestic abuse and share good practice and lessons learnt from recent reviews.	NHS Doncaster
8	There should be improved record-keeping to identify the risk of domestic abuse in primary care records.	NHS Doncaster
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗