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
Bristol review
CSP: Bristol
Published: January 2025
Year of death: 2019
Extracted: 5 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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Source: Home Office DHR Library
Summary
The review identified a lack of coordinated multi-agency response, poor information sharing, and ineffective joint risk assessment for the victim. Concerns also included inadequate housing procedures for domestic abuse victims and an insufficient police response, marked by delays and a lack of trained staff for vulnerable witness interviews.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Next Link staff, providing services within the IRIS scheme or any other Next Link service, should consider a need to coordinate the provision of services to victims with complex needs and those who are being supported by a number of agencies. This coordination should consider the use of professional meetings to share information and develop joint planning, which should be supported by all agencies regardless of the level of identified risk. | Next Link |
| 2 | It is recommended that Bristol Housing and Landlord Services review their policies for supporting victims of domestic abuse. In particular this should include a policy for the proactive identification of domestic abuse and the development of a perpetrator toolkit. | Bristol City Council Housing and Landlord Services |
| 3 | It is recommended that the current proposals to integrate housing and domestic abuse support services are commissioned and implemented. | Bristol City Council Housing and Landlord Services | Next Link |
| 4 | It is recommended that Avon and Somerset Constabulary audit the Incident Assessment Unit to ensure that it is providing a victim focussed response to reports of domestic abuse. | Avon and Somerset Constabulary |
| 5 | It is recommended that Avon and Somerset Constabulary develop plans to address the lack of staff trained to conduct ABE interviews with vulnerable witnesses. | Avon and Somerset Constabulary |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||