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: LeicesterPublished: July 2023Year of death: 2018Extracted: 6 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The review highlights concerns regarding the intersectional impact of religion, belief, and race on the victim's experiences and access to support, alongside limitations in local data collection for BME communities. It also addresses problematic media reporting of domestic homicides and issues with DHR publication and employer engagement.
Home Office classifications
14 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - mental ill health
Victim - immigration involvement
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - anxiety
Perpetrator - depression
Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - died by suicide
Perpetrator - immigration involvement
Aggravating factors - separation
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
DHR process - other recommendation themes
Extracted recommendations
6 recommendations pulled from the report · 3 matched to organisations in the index
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.