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
Wokingham review
CSP: WokinghamPublished: October 2025Year of death: 2013Extracted: 5 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The review identified concerns regarding a lack of holistic assessment of the individuals' physical and mental health, insufficient recognition of the victim's caring role, and a need for more proactive professional engagement and clearer communication of choices.
Home Office classifications
20 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - mental ill health
Victim - depression
Victim - serious or life limiting illness
Perpetrator - was a carer
Perpetrator - carer for victim
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - depression
Perpetrator - died by suicide
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family received draft report
DHR process - police recommendations
DHR process - social services recommendations
DHR process - health services recommendations
DHR process - technology systems recommendation themes
DHR process - training recommendation themes
DHR process - policy recommendation themes
DHR process - multi agency working recommendation themes
DHR process - record keeping recommendation themes
DHR process - awareness raising recommendation themes
DHR process - other recommendation themes
Extracted recommendations
5 recommendations pulled from the report · 5 matched to organisations in the index
Addressed to
NHS Wokingham CCG | Wokingham Borough Council | Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
We recommend that a work programme be undertaken within health and adult social care to raise awareness and understanding of the links and impact of older age in relation to the mental health and well being of older people in order that professionals may be better equipped to conduct more holistic assessments of customers/patients needs.
Addressed to
NHS Wokingham CCG | Wokingham Borough Council | Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
We recommend that the definitions of vulnerability utilised by health and adult social care be reviewed to ensure their compliance with national policy and that front line staff are provided with updated information about that definition.
We recommend that systems and processes for referral to adult social care are regularly reviewed to ensure fitness for purpose and that they are well understood by all agencies, including those in the voluntary sector.
Addressed to
NHS England regional team | South Central Ambulance Service
We recommend that the NHS England regional team work with SCAS to develop their understanding of conducting IMRs to an appropriate standard and that SCAS then embed this within their operating policies.
We recommend that the appropriateness of the use of the DHR process in cases where individuals have taken a decision mutually end their lives, is considered by policy makers nationally to ensure a proportionate and appropriate response to any future instances such as that examined by this review.