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

Portsmouth review

CSP: Portsmouth Published: September 2024 Year of death: 2022 Extracted: 8 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 highlights a lack of public and professional awareness regarding male victims of domestic abuse and controlling behaviour, alongside missed opportunities for inter-agency information sharing and professional curiosity. It also notes the role of technology and BDSM in masking abuse.

Extracted recommendations

8 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	There is an apparent lack of public understanding on the course of action to take if a third-party, witnesses or hears an incidence of domestic abuse occurring. This should be addressed with a Portsmouth wide campaign involving family, friends and communities to raise public awareness on what to do if they are aware of domestic abuse taking place to victims who may be male or female.	Safer Portsmouth Partnership \| Stop Domestic Abuse
2	Domestic abuse training for practitioners should ensure that domestic abuse policies and training needs to include:- a) other training resources, such as trauma-informed approach, homicide timeline, child sexual abuse, and engaging with perpetrators of domestic abuse. In addition: a) a reminder that males can be victims of controlling behaviour. b) that technology including CCTV can enable abuse and digital stalking. c) that BDSM (‘rough sex’) can mask domestic abuse.	Safer Portsmouth Partnership \| Stop Domestic Abuse
3	Domestic abuse training for practitioners should ensure that domestic abuse policies and training needs to include:- a) other training resources, such as trauma-informed approach, homicide timeline, child sexual abuse, and engaging with perpetrators of domestic abuse. In addition: a) a reminder that males can be victims of controlling behaviour. b) that technology including CCTV can enable abuse and digital stalking. c) that BDSM (‘rough sex’) can mask domestic abuse.	Hampshire County Council Children’s Services
4	Review of the Ghost patient process.	Named GPs \| Hampshire ICB
5	Domestic abuse training for primary care, with a focus on professional curiosity, routine enquiry, indicators of abuse and thinking family.	HIOW ICB
6	Implementation of the ICB recommended Primary Care Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Toolkit.	HIOW ICB
7	Family approach reviewed within practice vulnerable patient meetings.	HIOW ICB \| Hampshire PCNs
8	Operation Amberstone Lead may wish to audit investigation times to ensure investigations are being conducted diligently and expeditiously.	Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗