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.

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Peterborough review

CSP: Peterborough Published: May 2025 Year of death: 2021 Extracted: 10 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 concluded that domestic abuse was a causal or contributory factor in the victim's suicide, identifying missed opportunities by agencies to identify abuse and a lack of professional curiosity. It also highlighted challenges in providing accessible support for the Lithuanian community and police communication regarding domestic abuse allegations.

Extracted recommendations

10 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	Home Office to provide a framework for CSP’s to transparently demonstrate the timely delivery of recommendations and findings emerging from DHRs.	Home Office
10	DASV to work with the suicide prevention leads to identify patterns of suicide that have also had domestic abuse in their history.	DASV
2	Professional curiosity of Domestic Abuse to be part of every consultation between a patient and their clinician when considering a potential safeguarding concern and recorded appropriately.	NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG \| NW Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
3	The Safer Peterborough Partnership to undertake research to understand why Lithuanian females are more likely to suffer a domestic abuse related death than any other person living in the area.	Safer Peterborough Partnership
4	The Safer Peterborough Partnership coordinates a campaign to increase public awareness of domestic abuse in Lithuanian translation.	Safer Peterborough Partnership
5	Implementation of a focal point for information gathering following members of the public providing information to Cambridgeshire Police with regards to any form of vulnerability.	Cambridgeshire Police
6	Cambridgeshire Police to have a communication strategy to ensure all officers are considering the reasons a person may have died by suicide when attending the scene and thereafter.	Cambridgeshire Police
7	Cambridgeshire Police to undertake training for all staff regarding the use of appropriate and responsive language in all situations, focussing on a willingness to support and safeguard victims throughout the criminal justice process. This is to ensure officers speaking with members of the public and victims of crime, in particular, domestic abuse, phrase advice in a positive manner.	Cambridgeshire Police
8	Cambridgeshire Police to review the current Homicide, sudden and unexplained death procedure (BCH09/009) to consider the requisite for the rank of Detective Inspector to attend all suicides.	Cambridgeshire Police
9	Safer Peterborough Partnership to review their funding streams and posts to ascertain whether a dedicated Community safety officer for DHRs is required to assist the DASV.	Safer Peterborough Partnership
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗