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

Epping Forest review

CSP: Epping Forest Published: July 2023 Year of death: 2017 Extracted: 7 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 concerns regarding staff confidence and consent in information sharing, particularly across local authority boundaries. It also highlighted the need for improved support and recognition for carers and families of individuals with care and mental health needs.

Extracted recommendations

7 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	The Southend Essex and Thurrock Domestic Abuse Strategic Board to continue to share learning from DHRs; in relation to this case to share the information sharing related learning from this case to all agencies, using existing networks, communication channels and events (e.g. flag through the Essex DHR Thematic Review highlight in training and cascade to other agencies). Specifically emphasising the need for agencies to ensure that staff to gain consent for information sharing (with other agencies and families) in their initial assessments with clients; and for agencies to ensure staff understand and feel confident about information sharing, in particular contacting other boroughs and areas.	Southend Essex and Thurrock Domestic Abuse Strategic Board
12.1	Psychiatric Liaison Service and Access and Assessment Brief Intervention Team must be made aware that service users are taken on by Early Intervention in Psychosis Team for up to three years and can be referred back at any point during that time.	NELFT
12.2	All Mental Health Service staff to continue to make attempts to obtain collaborative information and to indicate in progress notes the reason for not obtaining collaborative information from families and carers.	NELFT
12.3	The findings of this investigation should be shared with the victim’s next of kin and the perpetrator. A meeting should be offered and facilitated by the Integrated Care Director if required, in order to discuss the findings. The investigation panel was unable to contact the perpetrator due to the Criminal Justice process. Should the perpetrator request a copy of the findings of the report at a later date; the Integrated Care Director should arrange to share the findings of the report.	NELFT
2	Essex Safeguarding Adults Board to: seek assurance from its partners that support is available to carers; and ensure that support for carers is integrated into its training, awareness raising and communications relating to safeguarding adults.	Essex Safeguarding Adults Board
3	Essex Care Association to promote the findings from this DHR amongst its members.	Essex Care Association
4	A further recommendation is made for NELFT to communicate to all teams the correct referral pathways to the local drug and alcohol service.	NELFT
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗