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Newham review

CSP: Newham Published: August 2023 Year of death: 2018 Extracted: 2 recs

Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.

Original review (PDF) ↗ Source: Home Office DHR Library

Summary AI-generated

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The review identifies that strong cultural and generational influences within the Tamil community suppressed reporting of domestic abuse. It also highlights a misperception among professionals regarding the heightened risk of domestic abuse and false assumptions associated with age.

Home Office classifications

21 tags

Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.

  • Victim - physical disability
  • Victim - serious or life limiting illness
  • Victim - immigration involvement
  • Perpetrator - case heard in court
  • Perpetrator - was a carer
  • Perpetrator - carer for victim
  • Perpetrator - adjustment disorder
  • Perpetrator - serious or life limiting illness
  • Perpetrator - immigration involvement
  • Aggravating factors - separation
  • Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
  • Aggravating factors - sexual abuse
  • Aggravating factors - psychological or emotional abuse
  • Aggravating factors - economic abuse
  • DHR process - police recommendations
  • DHR process - social services recommendations
  • DHR process - health services recommendations
  • DHR process - idva or other domestic abuse support service recommendations
  • DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
  • DHR process - training recommendation themes
  • DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes

Extracted recommendations

2 recommendations pulled from the report · 2 matched to organisations in the index

Recommendation 1

Addressed to London Borough of Newham

Design, promote and assess the effect of a domestic and sexual abuse awareness campaign specific to the Tamil Community in LB Newham

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation 2

Addressed to London Borough of Newham

Design, promote and assess the effect of an age awareness campaign within front-line professional services that is integrated into the refreshed Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy for 2020-2023

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗