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

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.

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

Summary AI-generated

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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.

Home Office classifications

25 tags

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

  • Victim - different gender identity from birth
  • Victim - substance misuse
  • Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
  • Victim - immigration involvement
  • Perpetrator - case heard in court
  • Perpetrator - issued life sentence
  • Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - immigration involvement
  • Aggravating factors - separation
  • Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
  • Aggravating factors - psychological or emotional abuse
  • Aggravating factors - physical abuse
  • Aggravating factors - economic abuse
  • DHR process - family contributed to dhr
  • DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
  • DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
  • DHR process - technology systems recommendation themes
  • DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
  • DHR process - training recommendation themes
  • DHR process - policy recommendation themes
  • DHR process - multi agency working recommendation themes
  • DHR process - record keeping recommendation themes
  • DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes
  • DHR process - other recommendation themes

Extracted recommendations

15 recommendations pulled from the report · 3 matched to organisations in the index

Recommendation 1

Addressed to CSP

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.

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

Recommendation 2

Addressed to Home Office

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).

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

Recommendation 3

Addressed to CSP

The CSP to ensure that the expectations around timely and regular family contact are reflected in the local procedure for the conduct of DHRs.

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

Recommendation 4

Addressed to CSP

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.

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

Recommendation 5

Addressed to CSP

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.

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

Recommendation 6

Addressed to Government Equalities Office

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.

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

Recommendation 7

Addressed to CSP

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.

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

Recommendation 8

Addressed to CSP

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.

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

Recommendation 9

Addressed to Public Health Commissioners

Public Health Commissioners to review the need for sex work outreach in the borough.

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

Recommendation 10

Addressed to CSP

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.

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

Recommendation 11

Addressed to CSP

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.

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

Recommendation 12

Addressed to CSP

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.

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

Recommendation 13

Addressed to CSP

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.

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

Recommendation 14

Addressed to CSP

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.

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

Recommendation 15

Addressed to Home Office

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.

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