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

Sheffield review

CSP: Sheffield Published: September 2023 Year of death: 2014 Extracted: 12 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 report identifies missed opportunities to identify domestic abuse due to cultural barriers and interpreter use, inadequate information sharing between agencies, and a lack of professional curiosity regarding the perpetrator's drug misuse and criminal history.

Extracted recommendations

12 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
A	DACT commissions work to identify the barriers that may be present within some Asian and Muslim communities that prevent victims from reporting domestic abuse to their families and agencies and develop an action plan to address any identified gaps.	DACT
B	DACT commissioners work with current domestic and sexual abuse service providers to undertake consultation with service users and community groups and ensure that staff are trained in cultural issues and barriers.	DACT
C	DACT alerts NHS England and the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) to the issues identified in this report in relation to the sharing of patient information between GPs and prison health providers and requests they consider to what extent national policies and procedures can be improved	DACT
D	Specialist substance misuse services commissioned within the Sheffield area should ensure that addressing domestic abuse is given the same profile as safeguarding children. Questions about home circumstances and alertness for signs of domestic abuse should be a routine part of assessment processes. If there are indications of domestic abuse, appropriate action should be taken. When new services are commissioned the contract should include this as a requirement of the service	Specialist substance misuse services
E	DACT should continue to translate publicity materials and work with community organisations to ensure that support services are publicised appropriately. When material signposts victims to interpreting services these should be interpreters that are trained and educated in respect of the vulnerability of victims and the domestic abuse risk factors they may be exposed to.	DACT
F	When domestic abuse is disclosed, GPs should be encouraged to enquire about other significant risk factors causing vulnerability to children such as substance misuse and parental mental health concerns in all other household members and regular contact with a child.	GPs
G	When a significant risk factor is disclosed GPs should be encouraged to enquire about other vulnerable people in their household and consider appropriate safeguarding referrals.	GPs
H	NHS Sheffield CCG suggests that the practice lead GP for Safeguarding Adults reminds clinicians to enquire about domestic abuse if possible when patients discuss their drug or alcohol issues	NHS Sheffield CCG
I	The issue of interpreters is not exclusive to Sheffield. However those who commission interpreters within the Sheffield area, and were part of this review, need to be alerted to the issues that have emerged within this review. Commissioners should ensure that interpreters are trained and educated in respect of the vulnerability of victims and the domestic abuse risk factors they may be exposed to.	Sheffield City Council \| NHS Sheffield CCG
J	South Yorkshire Strategic Management Board (MAPPA) to remind the Responsible Authorities and Duty to Cooperate Agencies the importance and value in sharing information to assist the management of offenders.	South Yorkshire Strategic Management Board (MAPPA)
K	Reinforce the need for professionals in all agencies to gather information from all likely sources when formulating and managing risk, thereby ensuring that all risk factors are identified and assessed.	DACT
L	DACT reviews the process for making and receiving third party reports of domestic abuse and considers ways in which this may be improved.	DACT
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗