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
South Staffordshire review
CSP: South Staffordshire
Published: July 2023
Year of death: 2016
Extracted: 5 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
Concerns include missed opportunities by healthcare professionals to identify domestic abuse, particularly regarding injuries and the legal context of consensual sexual activity. The report also notes the influence of small community settings and longstanding professional relationships on abuse identification.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 12.2 | That the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Domestic Abuse Commissioning and Development Board should promote professional awareness of the influence and pressure that can be exerted when professionals and subjects reside in close proximity and particularly within small communities through domestic abuse training provision and in connection with publication of this Review. | Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Domestic Abuse Commissioning and Development Board |
| 12.3 | That the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Domestic Abuse Commissioning and Development Board should promote professional awareness of legal precedent around consensual sexual activity and the implications of this in the context of responding to domestic abuse. | Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Domestic Abuse Commissioning and Development Board |
| 12.4a | Ensure that all GPs and other clinical staff at the practice have completed Domestic Abuse training which includes recognition of the indicators of Domestic Abuse (by 31.5.2019) and provide on-going training for staff to ensure they continue to meet their roles and responsibilities in line with current guidance. | L’s GP Practice |
| 12.4b | Raise awareness with all GPs and other clinical staff at the practice of the local Multi-agency Domestic Abuse Pathway; and of policies and processes in relation to domestic violence and abuse, which includes the pathway for victims, perpetrators and children including referral to MARAC/SARC/Women’s Aid etc (by 31.5.2018). | L’s GP Practice |
| 12.4c | Raise awareness with all GPs and other staff at the practice of the Practice’s Domestic Abuse Policy (by 31.5.2018). | L’s GP Practice |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||