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
Derby review
CSP: DerbyPublished: August 2026Year of death: 2023Extracted: 3 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 missed opportunities by healthcare services to routinely screen for domestic abuse, particularly for older female patients. It also highlighted the need for mental health services to enhance staff understanding of domestic abuse indicators and risk assessment, especially in cases of rapid mental health deterioration and disclosed violence by the perpetrator.
Home Office classifications
14 tags
Source-supplied classifications used by the Home Office to catalogue this review.
Perpetrator - mental ill health
Perpetrator - anxiety
Perpetrator - depression
Perpetrator - suicidal thoughts
Perpetrator - supervised by mental health services
Perpetrator - died by suicide
DHR process - family contributed to dhr
DHR process - family consulted about terms of reference
DHR process - family supported by expert specialist advocate
DHR process - health services recommendations
DHR process - training recommendation themes
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
The Home Office to consider further research into murder/suicide of cases of a similar profile, to develop an understanding and identify actions to mitigate the risk.
Addressed to
Chesterfield Royal Community Hospital Foundation Trust
Chesterfield Royal Community Hospital Foundation Trust to fully analyse the impact of their Domestic Abuse Policy and present an action plan to ensure compliance within the Emergency Department.
Addressed to
Derbyshire Health Care Foundation Trust
Derbyshire Health Care Foundation Trust review the RAG risk document in relation to disclosures of violence, regardless of their historic nature. Managers to be confident that staff are aware of trigger factors for domestic abuse.