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

Sefton review

CSP: Sefton Published: August 2023 Year of death: 2012 Extracted: 2 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 highlights challenges in victim disclosure of domestic abuse to professionals and the need for improved professional understanding of disclosure barriers and risk factors, particularly around separation. It also identifies a gap in independent advice for friends and family receiving disclosures.

Extracted recommendations

2 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
9.2.1	That Sefton Community Safety Partnership raises the awareness of domestic violence in the community. The advice should include how family and friends should respond to disclosures of domestic violence.	Sefton Community Safety Partnership
9.2.2	That Sefton Community Safety Partnership ensures that professionals in its constituent agencies understand the barriers to disclosure faced by victims of domestic abuse and develop plans to overcome them. This could include the routine use of domestic abuse screening tools and asking direct questions.	Sefton Community Safety Partnership
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗