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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Kent review

CSP: Kent Published: June 2026 Year of death: 2022 Extracted: 9 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 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.

Extracted recommendations

9 recommendations pulled from the report

#	Recommendation	Addressed to
1	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.	Kent Police
2	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.	Kent Police
3	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.	Kent Police
4	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.	Education Safeguarding Services
5	Updated training to be provided to agencies including the Education Health Safeguarding Service and Health Visitors in relation to the responsibilities surrounding Op Encompass.	Kent Police
6	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.	Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Board
7	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.	KCC Commissioning \| Medway Commissioning \| PCC
8	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.	Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership \| Medway Safeguarding Multi-Agency Partnership \| Kent and Medway Adults Board
9	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.	Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Board
Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗