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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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Dorset · July 2025

Published July 2025 9 verified recommendations

AI-generated summary The review highlights missed opportunities by health and police services to identify and assess escalating coercive control and stalking behaviors, particularly post-separation. It also points to a general lack of awareness of non-physical…

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Dorset · August 2023

Published August 2023 25 verified recommendations

AI-generated summary Agencies overlooked the victim's risk of familial domestic abuse, influenced by age and gender stereotypes. Gaps in inter-agency information sharing, MARAC processes, and risk assessments for the perpetrator contributed to missed opportuni…

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Dorset · June 2023

Published June 2023 4 verified recommendations

AI-generated summary The review identifies concerns regarding inadequate risk assessment and management in cases of inter-familial domestic violence, particularly for same-gender relationships. It highlights failures in inter-agency information sharing and a l…

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Dorset · June 2023

Published June 2023 24 verified recommendations

AI-generated summary The review identified inconsistent risk assessment, particularly regarding perpetrator suicide threats and stalking, and inadequate information sharing between agencies. Failures in police response to the victim's calls and breaches of bai…

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Dorset · April 2023

Published April 2023 11 verified recommendations

AI-generated summary The review highlights a lack of understanding of child-to-parent abuse, inconsistent multi-agency information sharing, and failures in assessing the perpetrator's mental health and educational needs. It also notes a missed opportunity to r…

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These are statutory reviews under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.