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 report highlights a lack of multi-agency coordination and failure to recognise coercive control and familial domestic abuse, particularly non-fatal strangulation, impacting the victim's mental health and suicide risk. Confirmatory bias…
AI-generated summary The review identified missed opportunities by agencies to share information and utilise safeguarding tools, such as the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, to address the perpetrator's history of abuse and the victim's escalating risk. Ga…
AI-generated summary The review identified challenges in supporting a male victim of domestic abuse who struggled to recognise his victim status due to a trauma bond and co-dependency. It also highlighted the complex interplay of alcohol misuse, mental health …
AI-generated summary Agencies underestimated the perpetrator's escalating risk, including his coercive control and specific threats towards the victim and her child with autism. A lack of multi-agency information sharing and coordinated risk assessment led to …
AI-generated summary The review identifies a lack of professional curiosity and failure by agencies to recognise escalating patterns of coercive control, stalking, and harassment, particularly during separation and child custody disputes. Incidents were often …
AI-generated summary The review highlights a lack of agency contact with the victim and perpetrator prior to the homicide, and subtle indicators of the perpetrator's possessive and potentially controlling behaviour that were not recognised as abuse. It undersc…
AI-generated summary The review identifies concerns regarding the depth of professional curiosity in exploring family dynamics and negative comments from individuals with mental health issues. It highlights the need for practitioners to assess risks of violenc…
AI-generated summary Agencies lacked professional curiosity, failed to conduct holistic assessments, and did not adequately identify or respond to domestic abuse, particularly in the context of an older couple, alcohol misuse, and caring responsibilities. Info…
AI-generated summary The DHR highlights a profound lack of understanding of coercive and controlling behaviour by both the family and professionals, leading to a failure to recognise and address long-term domestic abuse. It also notes the heightened risk of ha…
AI-generated summary The review identified the perpetrator's manipulative, controlling, and coercive behaviour towards the victim, alongside instances of violence from both parties. It highlights a need for improved professional curiosity and better support me…
AI-generated summary The review identified systemic failures in multi-agency information sharing, risk assessment, and management of domestic abuse, particularly concerning the victim's vulnerability and fluctuating capacity. Agencies often failed to recognise…
AI-generated summary The review identifies systemic failures in information sharing between criminal justice agencies regarding the perpetrator's extensive history of domestic abuse and high-risk behaviour. Frontline police and domestic abuse services did not …
AI-generated summary The report highlights inadequate inter-agency information sharing, particularly police PND checks and health visitor handovers, leading to incomplete domestic abuse risk assessments. It also notes insufficient professional curiosity and cu…
AI-generated summary The review highlights the long-term impact of domestic violence and abuse on children and parenting capacity, and the need for improved multi-agency assessment and support for adolescents with complex needs, particularly regarding trauma-i…
AI-generated summary The review identified a history of controlling, manipulative, and violent domestic abuse by the perpetrator, exacerbated by his alcohol misuse. The victim faced significant barriers to disclosure, including cultural and religious factors, …
AI-generated summary The review identified significant concerns regarding multi-agency information sharing, the integration of domestic abuse considerations into suicide prevention and mental health services, and the need for greater cultural awareness in supp…
AI-generated summary The review identified systemic failures in recognising and responding to domestic abuse, particularly concerning the victim, an adult with profound disabilities. Key issues included inadequate adult safeguarding, inconsistent application o…
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These are statutory reviews under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.