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
Stoke-on-Trent review
CSP: Stoke-on-Trent
Published: September 2023
Year of death: 2014
Extracted: 8 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 review identified systemic failures in multi-agency information sharing and risk assessment, leading to missed opportunities to recognise and respond to domestic abuse against the victim. Cultural stereotyping and poor adherence to procedures contributed to the victim's invisibility and inadequate support for both parties' substance misuse.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 20.10 | That Aquarius report to their commissioning organisation on the measures taken to ensure that their service operates effectively and safely and the impact that these have had on their service provision and that assurance on this provided to the Stoke-on-Trent Responsible Authorities Group. | Aquarius |
| 20.8 | That University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust review their arrangements for receipt of admission handover information and ensure that all relevant information is recorded in a way that is readily accessible to clinical staff. | University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust |
| 20.9 | That the Stoke-on-Trent Domestic Abuse Partnership consider what further action may be required to address sexuality based social and psychological barriers to victims accessing domestic abuse services. | Stoke-on-Trent Domestic Abuse Partnership |
| a | That all relevant staff within Cooperative Working have up to date training in how to identify indicators of domestic abuse/violence and how to report or action these. | Stoke-on-Trent City Council Housing (Cooperative Working) |
| b | For Staffordshire Police to have a better understanding of the issues in relation to male victims of domestic abuse across its workforce. | Staffordshire Police |
| c | For Staffordshire Police to engage with partners through the Domestic Abuse Steering Group to promote the reporting of Domestic Abuse from male victims and to ensure that the multi agency response is appropriate. | Staffordshire Police |
| d | For Staffordshire Police to market and develop and understanding of domestic abuse within same sex relationships across its workforce. | Staffordshire Police |
| e | For Staffordshire Police to develop strategies to raise the awareness and improve the compliance rate of DIAL completion and submission. | Staffordshire Police |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||