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
Salford review
CSP: Salford
Published: August 2023
Year of death: 2013
Extracted: 6 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 report highlights concerns regarding inconsistent victim engagement with support services, missed opportunities for information sharing about the perpetrator's history, delays in police follow-up, and a lack of a comprehensive 'whole family' safeguarding approach in high-risk domestic abuse cases.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | Multi-agency systems for information sharing need to be strengthened, particularly where this relates to high-risk victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse. The dynamic nature of domestic abuse and the potential for rapid escalation of risk should be addressed within multi-agency information sharing protocols and processes. | Salford Community Safety Partnership |
| 6.2 | The recent local review of MARAC is welcomed by the Panel. The CSP should ensure that: MARAC meetings are given full support from all agencies; that they are effectively chaired; that sufficient time is afforded for a full discussion of each case; that agencies actions are clear, and; that actions are linked more strongly to positive outcomes for the victim. If audio recordings are to be used to record meetings, it should be ensured that these are of sufficient quality to evidence actions from meetings. The CSP should give consideration to introducing a system to increase the frequency of MARAC meetings (see recommendation 6.3 below). | Salford Community Safety Partnership |
| 6.3 | Multi-agency management of high-risk domestic abuse cases should be undertaken with greater frequency. The creation of a multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH) designed to specifically address learning from this Review should be considered by the local Community Safety Partnership with the support and active involvement of all relevant agencies. | Salford Community Safety Partnership |
| 6.4 | The CSP should review the domestic abuse policy in relation to supporting and engaging victims, particularly where they are reluctant to engage with services. Consideration should be given to the role of the local independent domestic abuse service alongside the identification of an advocate or lead professional to act as the single point of contact for high-risk victims. | Salford Community Safety Partnership |
| 6.5 | The role of families in supporting victims of domestic abuse should be further explored to ensure that opportunities for support, advocacy and safeguarding are maximised. | Salford Community Safety Partnership |
| 6.6 | Children’s Social Care should strengthen its policy and practice in relation to the use of written agreements to protect the children of high-risk victims of domestic abuse. An updated multi-agency policy in relation to the children of high-risk victims, that includes liaison with victim based services, should be put in place. | Salford City Council – Children’s Services | Salford Community Safety Partnership |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||