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

Wirral review

CSP: Wirral Published: September 2023 Year of death: 2012 Extracted: 4 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 identified gaps in inter-agency information sharing regarding the perpetrator's history of violence and a lack of monitoring for victims signposted to support services. It also highlighted the need to review police risk assessment processes and responses to low-risk domestic abuse cases.

Extracted recommendations

4 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	This review and its findings to contribute to the review of MERIT, particularly in reference to responses to Bronze victims.	Merseyside Police
2	The research on the potential of increased risk of violence and murder at the point of separation for the victim to be disseminated to all agencies.	Wirral Community Safety Partnership
3	The Safer Communities Partnership to give consideration to the establishment of simple monitoring systems which will contribute to the evaluation and future strategic planning of the current arrangements to respond to domestic abuse.	The Safer Communities Partnership
4	The submission of Risk assessments needs to be driven by Patrol. Supervision to ensure compliance within the appropriate timescale. The Mersey Force Public Protection Unit has addressed all Patrol Sections within Wirral BCU and stressed the importance of completing the VPRF1referral form at scene and ensuring that it is submitted to the FCIU before the end of the shift .The message to be driven by the BCU Command and the patrol supervision.	Merseyside Police
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗