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: SalfordPublished: August 2023Year of death: 2013Extracted: 6 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
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.
Home Office classifications
35 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - had been a victim of an abuser before
Victim - referred to marac at any time
Victim - case heard at marac before homicide
Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (victim and perpetrator)
Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between victims)
Children - subject to child protection or domestic abuse prior to homicide
Perpetrator - issued life sentence
Perpetrator - alcohol misuse
Perpetrator - psychosis
Perpetrator - known to agencies as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to police as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to social services as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to health services as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to probation services as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to family as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Aggravating factors - separation
Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
Aggravating factors - stalking
Aggravating factors - physical stalking
Aggravating factors - digital stalking
Aggravating factors - sexual abuse
Aggravating factors - psychological or emotional abuse
Aggravating factors - physical abuse
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
DHR process - family received draft report
DHR process - social services recommendations
DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
DHR process - technology systems recommendation themes
DHR process - policy recommendation themes
DHR process - multi agency working recommendation themes
DHR process - record keeping recommendation themes
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Addressed to
Salford City Council – Children’s Services | Salford Community Safety Partnership
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.