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

Caerphilly review

CSP: Caerphilly Published: November 2023 Year of death: 2016 Extracted: 14 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 found no prior warning signs or agency contact regarding abuse of the victim by the perpetrator. It highlights challenges in identifying domestic abuse in older victims, especially from adult children, and the importance of professionals routinely inquiring about abuse.

Extracted recommendations

14 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
9.1	More targeted awareness raising of domestic abuse within older population should be commissioned	Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership \| Gwent Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership Board
9.10	Further training should be given to staff on the importance of keeping accurate records of any contacts that are made.	Kaleidoscope
9.10a	Individual staff should be reminded of the importance of always filling-in all sections of comprehensive assessment documents.	Kaleidoscope
9.10b	Training in respect of active offer of carers assessments for individuals identifying themselves as carers	Kaleidoscope
9.10c	Substance misuse assessments should ask a specific question about whether the service user referred into treatment has any specific carers needs in line with the Health and Social Well Being Act 2015.	Kaleidoscope
9.2	The findings of this review should be fed into the current local MARAC review into how MARAC’s can best be carried out, including the administration of the process.	The MARAC
9.2a	The MARAC process should consider other members of the household, so as to raise safeguarding concerns for other family members.	The MARAC
9.2b	Safety planning and opportunities for ‘Ask and Act’ should routinely take place	The MARAC
9.4	That cross-boundary information sharing in respect of the MARAC is improved	Gwent Police
9.4a	Officers should be reminded of their responsibilities under Part 7 of Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in respect of safeguarding.	Gwent Police
9.7	Staff groups should be provided with training in respect of new safeguarding legislation	Caerphilly County Borough Council, Adult Social Services
9.7a	Staff groups should be provided with training in respect of new Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence legislation	Caerphilly County Borough Council, Adult Social Services
9.7b	Current training for DASH risk-assessment should continue to be available for staff groups	Caerphilly County Borough Council, Adult Social Services
9.8	Further awareness raising of local specialist services should be carried out, including the Multi-Agency Centre and the local 24-hour helpline	Llamau
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗