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

Leicester review

CSP: Leicester Published: July 2023 Year of death: 2018 Extracted: 6 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 highlights limited agency contact and information regarding the victim's relationship, noting risk factors such as the victim's fear, intent to separate, the perpetrator's jealousy, and financial issues. It also identifies concerns regarding the impact of religion, belief, and race on help-seeking, data limitations for BME communities, and problematic media reporting of domestic homicides.

Extracted recommendations

6 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	The Safer Leicester Partnership to review its approach to the publication of DHRs, ensuring that DHRs are available for at least three years and that there is a process for making a summary of learning available when DHRs are removed or (in exceptional circumstances) not published at all.	Safer Leicester Partnership
2	The Home Office to consult with those affected by domestic homicide, in particular families, to hear their views on a standard for the publication and the sharing of learning from DHRs.	Home Office
3	The Home Office to amend the statutory guidance in order to improve the transparency of the DHR process by setting out clear expectations of CSPs in relation to key milestones, publication and the bringing together of learning.	Home Office
4	The Safer Leicester Partnership to engage with media outlets locally and regionally in relation to the learning from this case to encourage the adoption of best practice in relation to the reporting of domestic homicides.	Safer Leicester Partnership
5	The Home Office to engage with the Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence and the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse to review existing guidance and support for employers in order to promote involvement in DHRs.	Home Office
6	The Safer Leicester Partnership to work with its partners to develop the capacity to gather data relating to the needs of BME communities.	Safer Leicester Partnership
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗