Find recommendations from statutory reviews of domestic homicides, published in the Home Office DHR Library. Victim and perpetrator names are never displayed on this page.
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AI-generated summary The review highlights challenges in identifying coercive control within relationships, particularly in therapeutic settings, and the importance of the workplace as a potential source of support. It also identifies a need for more systemati…
AI-generated summary The review identified concerns regarding the ability of the victim's family to engage with GPs about the perpetrator's rapidly deteriorating mental health, leading to potentially incomplete information for GPs. There were also issues with …
AI-generated summary The review identified a lack of professional curiosity regarding the victim's identity and relationship with the perpetrator, alongside insufficient risk assessment concerning the perpetrator's mental health and potential harm to others. G…
AI-generated summary The review highlights historical missed opportunities by agencies to intervene in long-standing domestic abuse due to evolving understanding of coercive control and victim reluctance to report. It identifies a need for improved multi-agenc…
AI-generated summary The review identified flawed risk assessments, poor inter-agency information sharing, and a lack of understanding of domestic violence dynamics, including coercive control. Professionals failed to adequately assess the perpetrator's risks …
AI-generated summary Agencies failed to consistently identify and respond to escalating domestic abuse, particularly its coercive and controlling nature, due to communication barriers, inadequate risk assessment, and insufficient information sharing. Missed op…
AI-generated summary Agencies missed opportunities to identify and address domestic abuse, including coercive control and stalking, and its impact on children's behaviour. There was a lack of routine enquiry and insufficient awareness among professionals and t…
AI-generated summary The review identified systemic failures in multi-agency responses to domestic abuse, including inadequate risk assessment, poor information sharing, and a lack of understanding regarding the heightened risk during separation. Cultural fact…
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These are statutory reviews under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.