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

North Worcestershire review

CSP: North Worcestershire Published: August 2023 Year of death: 2014 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 report identifies significant missed opportunities by police and other agencies to intervene in the perpetrator's history of substance misuse and domestic abuse, highlighting a lack of information sharing, inadequate risk assessments, and insufficient professional curiosity across services.

Extracted recommendations

4 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	Warwickshire Safeguarding Children Board (WSCB) is to seek assurance that: a) Children in Warwickshire seeking a school place are identified and an appropriate offer of a school place is made in a timely manner b) When children in Warwickshire are not in education relevant assessments are undertaken in relation to any identified vulnerabilities and appropriate arrangements are made to safeguard the child where required.	Warwickshire Safeguarding Children Board
2	West Midlands Police to confirm with North Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership within 6 months of the date of this report that information regarding the dissemination of the use of Domestic Violence Protection Notices and Orders has been completed for all officers within the force.	West Midlands Police
3	West Midlands Police and West Mercia Police examine their policies and procedures regarding action taken by officers at the reports of domestic abuse complaints, to ensure that all possible intelligence is gathered on the parties concerned and if necessary that intelligence is shared with other Police forces and agencies as deemed appropriate.	West Midlands Police \| West Mercia Police
4	All agencies, when working with substance misuse service users and other individuals that lead chaotic lifestyles, ensure appointments are co-ordinated resulting in joint interventions /meetings being better established. This will need a more structured approach to information sharing	All agencies
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗