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
Kent review
CSP: KentPublished: June 2026Year of death: 2022Extracted: 9 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
The review identifies concerns regarding agencies' risk assessment practices, particularly the police's recognition of escalating domestic abuse indicators and economic abuse. It highlights gaps in inter-agency information sharing, professional curiosity, and targeted support for victims from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Home Office classifications
42 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Victim - serious or life limiting illness
Victim - immigration involvement
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
Child - immigration involvement
Perpetrator - alcohol misuse
Perpetrator - housing issues
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - suicidal thoughts
Perpetrator - serious or life limiting illness
Perpetrator - known to agencies as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to police as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to idva or other domestic abuse support service as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to school as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to others as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - known to family as a domestic abuse perpetrator
Perpetrator - died by suicide
Perpetrator - immigration involvement
Aggravating factors - separation
Aggravating factors - coercive or controlling behaviour
Aggravating factors - stalking
Aggravating factors - physical stalking
Aggravating factors - sexual abuse
Aggravating factors - psychological or emotional abuse
Aggravating factors - physical abuse
Aggravating factors - economic abuse
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
DHR process - family received draft report
DHR process - police recommendations
DHR process - school recommendations
DHR process - community safety partnership recommendations
DHR process - identification of risk recommendation themes
DHR process - training 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
9 recommendations pulled from the report · 4 matched to organisations in the index
Kent Police to update their DARA risk assessment training to make sure that the training incudes the significance of the risk assessment questions and the impact that the identified risks have on victims. Referral pathways including non-commissioned services are to be highlighted to frontline staff so that they can provide suitable information at the initial stages of their involvement.
Initial DARA risk assessments must be updated or followed up by secondary DASH risk assessments following each stage of an investigation to make sure that the risk assessment accurately reflects the most appropriate risk. Dip samples must take place by Kent police to identify their staff are being compliant with the above recommendation.
Specialist staff investigating domestic abuse, coercive controlling behaviour are to be provided with awareness raising on the risk factors identified through academic research and the impact that these risk factors have on a relationship including the link to homicide.
Designated Safeguarding staff within schools to be advised that decision making processes must be recorded and the reasons for making the decision highlighted and shared appropriately.
Updated training to be provided to agencies including the Education Health Safeguarding Service and Health Visitors in relation to the responsibilities surrounding Op Encompass.
Addressed to
Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Board
The Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Board to complete targeted work in relation to highlighting domestic abuse and signposting the support available for all residents of Kent, including those where English is not their first language.
Addressed to
KCC Commissioning | Medway Commissioning | PCC
When commissioning domestic abuse services, Commissioners to ensure the service specifications include the requirement for • services and information on services, to be accessible to all, including marginalised communities and (but not limited to) those from Eastern European communities. • delivery of appropriate, tailored support to meet the needs of minority groups, including, but not limited to those from Eastern European communities, including the provision of safe accommodation as required.
Addressed to
Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership | Medway Safeguarding Multi-Agency Partnership | Kent and Medway Adults Board
All agencies are to receive a briefing in relation to ACEs and the impact that adverse childhood experiences can have upon a child who is subjected to or present when domestic abuse to taking place within a household. Agencies to also have training in place on ACEs.
Addressed to
Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Board
A communication campaign to take place to highlight the services within the SARC in Kent and Medway to all frontline practitioners who may have contact with victims of sexual assaults, to reinforce the pathways of support available.