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
Wakefield review
CSP: Wakefield
Published: September 2023
Year of death: 2019
Extracted: 1 rec
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 found limited statutory agency contact with the victim and perpetrator regarding domestic abuse. The abuse, characterised by coercive control, remained largely hidden from services, despite being observed by friends and family. This highlights a need for strengthened routine enquiry and greater professional curiosity across agencies.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | The use of routine enquiry across all statutory bodies in Wakefield should be strengthened and embedded in day-to-day practice. This particularly needs to be the case in GP practices and other health settings, for example the Emergency Department. However it should be further developed in other public sector agencies. Training should be provided where needed, but ultimately the test of effectiveness is the change in day-to-day practice and this should be subject to regular review. In making this recommendation the panel notes the work already undertaken in Wakefield and West Yorkshire more broadly, which represents a strong commitment to this practice. | Statutory Bodies in Wakefield |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||