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
Gwynedd review
CSP: GwyneddPublished: September 2023Year of death: 2019Extracted: 12 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The review identified missed opportunities by health services to recognise and respond to domestic abuse, particularly involving older individuals and a female perpetrator. There was a lack of professional curiosity, and age and gender bias may have influenced decision-making, alongside challenges with patient consent and differing family accounts.
Home Office classifications
25 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - alcohol misuse
Victim - mental ill health
Victim - cognitive disorder (dementia or alzheimer's disease)
Victim - depression
Victim - suicidal thoughts
Victim - serious or life limiting illness
Perpetrator - case heard in court
Perpetrator - alcohol misuse
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - cognitive disorder (dementia or alzheimer's disease)
Perpetrator - serious or life limiting illness
Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
Aggravating factors - psychological or emotional abuse
Aggravating factors - physical abuse
Aggravating factors - economic abuse
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family consulted about terms of reference
DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
DHR process - family received draft report
DHR process - health services recommendations
DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
DHR process - training recommendation themes
DHR process - record keeping recommendation themes
DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes
DHR process - other recommendation themes
Extracted recommendations
12 recommendations pulled from the report · 9 matched to organisations in the index
Addressed to
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
That BCUHB ensures that the relevant legislative information on Violence Against Women Domestic Abuse Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) and the VAWDASV Service User Procedure, be shared across all GP practices in North Wales.
Addressed to
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
That BCUHB ensures training in relation to domestic abuse is available to all GP practices in North Wales, and seeks assurance from managed GP practices in relation to training compliance.
Addressed to
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
That BCUHB reviews MDT documentation to ensure consideration for the wider engagement of services to identify a clear pathway of communication between Mental Health and Learning Disability (MHLD) services and GP practices.
Addressed to
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
That BCUHB ensures that the relevant legislative information on VAWDASV and the VAWDASV Service User Procedure, be shared across all MHLD services with a particular emphasis on domestic abuse and older people.
Addressed to
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
That BCUHB reviews MDT documentation to ensure consideration for the wider engagement of services to identify a clear pathway of communication between MHLD services and GP practices.
That the UHB holds a reflective practice session with staff, exploring professional curiosity where there are concerns raised by individuals about the action taken and expectations.
Addressed to
Gwynedd and Anglesey Community Safety Partnership
That the CSP holds a series of awareness raising campaigns in the local area. These should focus upon male victims of domestic abuse and older victims of domestic abuse. The campaigns should be targeted where they are most likely to reach these groups.
Addressed to
Gwynedd and Anglesey Community Safety Partnership
That the CSP reviews its current publicity arrangements in the local area to ensure that the information that is available on an ongoing basis is providing information about the different aspects of domestic abuse (i.e. it is not just physical abuse), and where support is provided.
Addressed to
Gwynedd and Anglesey Community Safety Partnership
That the CSP ensures that, as part of the publicity they are using locally, there are clear messages for the family and friends of those who are experiencing domestic abuse about how they can support their loved ones.
That the Welsh Government reviews the content of ‘Ask and Act’ training to ensure it sufficiently demonstrates the prevalence and challenges with DA and older people, and older females as perpetrators of abuse.