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

Tewkesbury review

CSP: Tewkesbury Published: September 2023 Year of death: 2015 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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Summary

The review highlights missed opportunities by colleagues and friends to recognise escalating coercive control and domestic abuse behaviours, and the lack of formal agency involvement due to the victim's informal disclosures. It also notes the potential for inappropriate legal advice regarding remaining in the matrimonial home during separation.

Extracted recommendations

6 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
15.11	This good practice should be shared and commended across the partnership.	Community Safety Partnership
15.3	The Community Safety Partnership should write to the Law Society and Association of Family Lawyers bringing their attention to this DHR and ask them to consider issuing appropriate guidance.	Community Safety Partnership
15.5	The Community Safety Partnership should use this review to highlight to multi-agency employers/employees multi-agency that there is national guidance in place and that HR can support around concerns of an employee experiencing domestic abuse.	Community Safety Partnership
15.7	The Community Safety Partnership and County endorse the ongoing development of multi-partner awareness training around coercive control.	Community Safety Partnership \| County
15.9	The Community Safety Partnership and County to endorse and support the Concordat and take steps to highlight the role of HR in supporting employees who may be experiencing any element of domestic abuse. This should include seeking assurance that HR leads are aware of national guidance and also encourage the use “Working Without Fear” from the Hollie Gazzard Trust (see at Appendix 1) as a practical and up to date toolkit.	Community Safety Partnership \| County
R6	This DHR outcomes should be shared with primary care to increase clinicians awareness of the wider impact of Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control on all family members	NHS Gloucestershire CCG
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗