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

Warrington review

CSP: Warrington Published: August 2023 Year of death: 2012 Extracted: 4 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 identified concerns regarding police handling of domestic abuse incidents, including bail decisions and victim contact in custody. It also highlighted issues with mental health service engagement with the perpetrator and a general lack of a 'whole family' approach by agencies, leading to insufficient holistic risk assessment and information sharing.

Extracted recommendations

4 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	Promote a ''whole family' approach by partner agencies in cases where domestic abuse is a feature, to ensure that an holistic assessment of risk/need is undertaken and the required safeguarding actions are implemented and support provided.	All Partner Agencies
2	Domestic Abuse cases with no children-or with children aged 18 and over-to be reviewed to explore if additional safeguarding can be provided following Standard Risk incidents.	All Partner Agencies
3	Merseyside and Cheshire CPS to be consulted on Cheshire-wide policy to  notify CPS of any potential DHRs and  CPS to agree to preserve any records in relation to any potential DHR	Merseyside and Cheshire CPS
4	Separation / Divorce should be regarded as a High Risk Factor, and therefore needs to be recognised and addressed in assessing risk and protective factors in domestic abuse cases.	All Partner Agencies
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗