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.

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Kent review

CSP: Kent 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 identified significant multi-agency communication failures, missed opportunities for early intervention in Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (APVA) and mental health issues, and challenges in engaging the family due to cultural factors. Gaps in education monitoring and police resource limitations also contributed to the tragic outcome.

Extracted recommendations

6 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	The Chief Constable should review this case and ensure Kent Police understand the issues behind why officers could not deploy to an ‘Immediate Response’ call in the required timeframes. The Chief Constable to provide the outcome of this review to the Police and Crime Commissioner and report on whether resourcing could be structured differently to mitigate this risk.	Kent Police Chief Constable
2	The Department of Education should seek to progress the implementation of their proposed legislation intended to address the issues raised regarding registration of school age children and the monitoring and assessment of those engaged in EHE.	Department of Education
3	All agencies should review their policies to ensure that recognition of the travelling community and other hard to reach communities is included, and that the policy identifies and allows utilisation of existing resources available in support of their work with these cultural groups.	All Agencies
4	Agencies need to be aware of the Home Office guidance around Adolescent on Parent Violence and develop strategies within their organisation to both recognise and support parents and children within this setting.	All Agencies
5	The definition and use of the concept of “professional curiosity” should be defined for use within all agencies nationally. Care professionals should embed the defined concept within their policies and staff understand this good practice through ongoing training and work-place delivery.	Home Office
6	That agencies should ensure they have up to date contact details for a client to ensure that correspondence or telephone calls are sent to the appropriate location or telephone number. This is particularly relevant where it is apparent that a client may not have stable accommodation arrangements in place.	All Agencies
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗