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
East Hertfordshire review
CSP: East Hertfordshire
Published: August 2023
Year of death: 2014
Extracted: 9 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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Source: Home Office DHR Library
Summary
The review identified missed opportunities by agencies to identify domestic abuse, share information effectively, conduct consistent risk assessments, and implement robust safety planning, potentially impacting the victim's protection.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 5.2.1 | Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hertfordshire Constabulary, Victim Support (IDVA Service) and Spectrum should assure Hertfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership that initial and refresher training is provided to staff; drawing on the learning from this and other DHRs including using them as case studies should be effective in enabling staff to develop their awareness and understanding of domestic abuse. | Princess Alexandra Hospital | Hertfordshire Constabulary | Victim Support | Spectrum |
| 5.3.1 | The MARAC Steering Group should revise the terms of reference for MARAC to ensure that they include a requirement for timely circulation of the minutes of MARAC meetings. | MARAC Steering Group |
| 5.3.2 | The MARAC Steering Group should review the MARAC process to ensure contingency planning is in place for individual cases. | MARAC Steering Group |
| 5.3.3 | Victim Support should review guidance given to IDVA’s to ensure information is shared where risk of serious harm is imminent. | Victim Support |
| 5.3.4 | All agencies in the case should re-enforce to staff the need to share relevant information in line with their information sharing protocols. | Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Community Rehabilitation Company | East Herts District Council - housing options team | East Herts District Council Community Safety and Health Services | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust | Hertfordshire Constabulary | Hertfordshire County Council Children’s Services | Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | NHS England Hertfordshire and South Midlands Area team | Princess Alexandra Hospital | Spectrum Drug and |
| 5.4.1 | All agencies in the case should ensure staff are clear about how they will conduct safety planning with victims of domestic abuse. | Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Community Rehabilitation Company | East Herts District Council - housing options team | East Herts District Council Community Safety and Health Services | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust | Hertfordshire Constabulary | Hertfordshire County Council Children’s Services | Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | NHS England Hertfordshire and South Midlands Area team | Princess Alexandra Hospital | Spectrum Drug and |
| 5.4.2 | The Hertfordshire Constabulary Harm Reduction Unit should conduct regular reviews of the management of high risk cases. | Hertfordshire Constabulary |
| 5.5.1 | Victim Support should ensure IDVA’s undertake risk assessments in all cases referred to them. | Victim Support |
| 5.5.2 | The Domestic Abuse Partnership should seek assurance that agencies are consistently providing information to victims of domestic abuse on the resources available to them. | Hertfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||