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
Liverpool review
CSP: Liverpool
Published: February 2025
Year of death: 2020
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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Source: Home Office DHR Library
Summary
The review identified missed opportunities by agencies to recognize and respond to coercive control and domestic abuse, leading to inadequate risk assessment and delayed intervention. There was also a lack of professional curiosity and understanding of the link between domestic abuse and suicide risk.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 17.1.1 | Agencies contributing to the review should provide Liverpool Community Safety Partnership with evidence that their staff have been provided with information in relation to the link between domestic abuse and suicide risk. | Merseyside Police | Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group | Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust |
| 17.1.2 | Agencies contributing to the review should provide Liverpool Community Safety Partnership with detailed information on their plans to train staff in the coercion and control elements of domestic abuse. | Merseyside Police | Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group | Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust |
| 17.1.3 | Practitioners should be provided with training or support to develop professional curiosity and identify unconscious bias. | Merseyside Police | Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group | Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Single Agency recomm | Practitioners need to be clear on Liverpool City Council’s multi-agency guidance and consider referrals or a MeRIT risk assessment when appropriate. | Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||