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
Hinckley and Bosworth review
CSP: Hinckley and Bosworth
Published: September 2025
Year of death: 2021
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 found no clear indicators of domestic abuse or homicidal intent, but highlighted gaps in agency training on domestic abuse and the identification of carers, particularly for older adults.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | All bodies with responsibility for oversight of domestic abuse training to continue to ensure ongoing compliance and adherence to the required professional standards, monitor such compliance and provide rigorous and prompt challenge if this falls below required standards. | Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Integrated Care Board | Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council | Leicestershire County Council | Leicestershire Police | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | East Midlands Ambulance Service | Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust |
| 2.1 | The relevant body to satisfy itself that the LLR Carer’s Strategy is making timely and sufficient progress in relation to the stated priorities to ensure carers get the assessment and support they need. | Leicestershire County Council | Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Integrated Care Board |
| SA1 | LPT to continue to ensure the correct level, complexity depth of domestic abuse training for each profession is in place with the right balance of both on-line and face to face bespoke training. Training requirements to be explicit for all staff groups. Any non-compliance is rapidly remedied. | Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust |
| SA2 | Regarding the Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion service recording protocol; revise where appropriate the standing operating procedure taking into account those situations of risk even when the person is not a Trust patient. | Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||