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
Liverpool review
CSP: Liverpool
Published: July 2023
Year of death: 2020
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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Source: Home Office DHR Library
Summary
The review identified systemic issues in multi-agency information sharing and risk assessment, leading to missed opportunities to identify coercive control and manage the victim's complex needs, including suicide risk. Challenges in victim engagement, a lack of suitable refuge accommodation, and potential unconscious bias in same-sex relationships were also noted.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 17.1 | Agencies involved in the review should provide Liverpool Community Safety Partnership with evidence of the training and information provided to staff on suicide prevention. The Community Safety Partnership should assess the information received and consider whether a multi-agency training package for Liverpool is required. | Agencies involved in the review | Liverpool Community Safety Partnership |
| 17.2 | Agencies involved in the review should provide Liverpool Community Safety Partnership with evidence that information has been provided to staff on the links between domestic abuse and suicide. The learning from this review should be used to assess whether a city-wide multi-agency package, to inform practitioners of the links between domestic abuse and suicide, is required. | Agencies involved in the review | Liverpool Community Safety Partnership |
| 17.3 | Agencies involved in the review should provide Liverpool Community Safety Partnership with assurance that their training plans take into account the need to train staff in trauma-informed practice. The Community Safety Partnership should assess whether a city-wide multi-agency approach to trauma-informed practice is required. | Agencies involved in the review | Liverpool Community Safety Partnership |
| 17.4 | The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (section 57) requires all Local Authorities to: (a) assess, or make arrangements for the assessment of, the need for accommodation-based support in its area, (b) prepare and publish a strategy for the provision of such support in its area, and (c) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy. The assessment and strategy for Liverpool should take into account the learning from this case. The panel further recommends that the Home Office encourage all local Authorities to ensure that their assessment and strategy for accommodation-based support takes into account people with complex needs, including the risk of suicide. | Local Authorities | Home Office |
| 17.5 | Agencies involved in the review should provide Liverpool Community Safety Partnership with assurance that staff are trained in relation to the possibility of unconscious bias and domestic abuse in same sex relationships. | Agencies involved in the review | Liverpool Community Safety Partnership |
| 17.6 | Guidance for professionals on what factors should be taken into account in making a professional judgement referral to MARAC should be developed. | Liverpool Community Safety Partnership |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||