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Hammersmith and Fulham review

CSP: Hammersmith and Fulham Published: August 2023 Year of death: 2015 Extracted: 15 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 for trans victims, sex workers, and short-term migrants in accessing domestic abuse support, noting a lack of local data on these communities' needs. It also identifies deficiencies in DHR process management and family engagement.

Extracted recommendations

15 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	The CSP to develop a local procedure for the conduct of DHRs. This to include a clear process around the monitoring of progress and, where there are delays, the escalation and agreement of mitigating actions to ensure that DHRs are conducted in a timely manner.	CSP
10	The CSP to work with partners to develop online resources with information on the help and support for sex workers locally and to develop a comprehensive dissemination strategy.	CSP
11	The CSP to work with partners (in particular Public Health) to ensure that the LBHF has a picture of the size and needs of the local sex industry, in order to inform local commissioning and strategy decisions.	CSP
12	The CSP to undertake an audit of local agency practice in relation to sex workers at risk of domestic abuse, including considering the training available to staff to meet the needs of victims and survivors.	CSP
13	The CSP to work with domestic abuse and sexual health services to ensure that there are appropriate pathways and provision in place to meet the needs of sex workers at risk of domestic abuse.	CSP
14	The CSP to work with partners to consider actions in relation to engagement with, and support to, short term migrants as part the review of the local strategy.	CSP
15	The Home Office to consider identify ways to provide information to those entering the UK with information about domestic violence and abuse and the help and support that is available.	Home Office
2	The Home Office to amend the statutory guidance in order to improve the transparency of the DHR process by requiring CSPs to routinely report on key milestones (e.g. notification received, commissioned, commenced, submitted to the Home Office for quality assurance, approved for publication).	Home Office
3	The CSP to ensure that the expectations around timely and regular family contact are reflected in the local procedure for the conduct of DHRs.	CSP
4	The CSP to ensure that the expectations in relation to Independent Chairs (in particular around the role of the chair in relation to family contact and issues such as record keeping and data retention) are explicit in the terms of their engagement and reflected in the local procedure for the conduct of DHRs.	CSP
5	The CSP to ensure it has a picture of the size and needs of the local trans community, in order to inform local commissioning and strategy decision.	CSP
6	The Government Equalities Office to ensure that, alongside the reform of the GRA, there is guidance on how to lawfully implement the discretion held by single-sex service providers under the Equality Act.	Government Equalities Office
7	The CSP to undertake an audit of local agency practice in relation to domestic abuse to identify whether this is trans inclusive, including considering the training available to staff to meet the needs of trans victims and survivors.	CSP
8	The CSP to work with domestic abuse and LGBT+ specialist services to ensure that there are appropriate referral pathways, provision and publicity material in place to meet the needs of trans victims and survivors of domestic abuse.	CSP
9	Public Health Commissioners to review the need for sex work outreach in the borough.	Public Health Commissioners
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗