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Bristol review

CSP: Bristol Published: June 2025 Year of death: 2018 Extracted: 3 recs

Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.

Original review (PDF) ↗ Source: Home Office DHR Library

Summary AI-generated

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The review identified a pattern of hidden domestic abuse, including coercion, control, and economic abuse, which was not detected by agencies despite multiple contacts regarding the victim's children and health. Key concerns included missed opportunities by professionals to probe for abuse and barriers to disclosure.

Home Office classifications

28 tags

Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.

  • Victim - mental ill health
  • Victim - anxiety
  • Victim - depression
  • Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (victim and perpetrator)
  • Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between victims)
  • Children - under 18 shared parental responsibility (between perpetrators)
  • Children - living with victim (including adult children)
  • Children - living with perpetrator (including adult children)
  • Child - primary address same as victim
  • Perpetrator - case heard in court
  • Perpetrator - issued life sentence
  • Perpetrator - mental ill health
  • Perpetrator - depression
  • Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Perpetrator - known to friends as a domestic abuse perpetrator
  • Aggravating factors - separation
  • Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
  • Aggravating factors - physical abuse
  • Aggravating factors - economic abuse
  • DHR process - family contributed to dhr
  • DHR process - family consulted about terms of reference
  • DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
  • DHR process - family received draft report
  • DHR process - family attended dhr panel
  • DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
  • DHR process - policy recommendation themes
  • DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes
  • DHR process - other recommendation themes

Extracted recommendations

3 recommendations pulled from the report · 1 matched to organisations in the index

Recommendation 6.1.1

Addressed to Department of Health

That the Department of Health provide guidance to the Home Office to inform DHR Chairs how previous GP records can be accessed.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation 6.2.1

Addressed to Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership

That the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership reviews the research undertaken by this neighbouring CSP and looks to use the findings to inform future strategy, policy and practice in Bristol.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗

Recommendation 6.2.2

Addressed to Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership

That when developing communication strategies in respect of the availability of Domestic Abuse services, methods of contact and information about the various forms of abuse, that all types of social media platforms are considered as integral to that messaging.

Verified wording from the published review · Original review (PDF) ↗