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 identifies systemic failures in identifying long-term domestic abuse, gross neglect, and isolation of the victim, exacerbated by hoarding and missed opportunities by agencies to intervene and provide support.
AI-generated summary The report identifies concerns regarding inconsistent inter-agency terminology, gender-based assumptions in risk assessments, missed opportunities for early intervention in mutually violent relationships, and a lack of accessible domestic …
AI-generated summary Agency risk assessments were seriously flawed, consistently underestimating the risk of domestic violence despite escalating incidents, coercion, and threats. There were missed opportunities for multi-agency intervention, appropriate refer…
AI-generated summary The review identified systemic issues in multi-agency information sharing and risk assessment, leading to missed opportunities to identify coercive control and manage the victim's complex needs, including suicide risk. Challenges in victim…
AI-generated summary The review identified concerns regarding agencies' limited knowledge and inconsistent application of the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, and a failure to fully recognise coercive and controlling behaviour. Information sharing issues a…
AI-generated summary The review identified systemic failures in multi-agency information sharing, risk assessment, and safety planning for a victim with complex needs, particularly concerning the perpetrator's release from prison after breaching a Domestic Vio…
AI-generated summary The review highlights concerns regarding agencies' ability to identify and manage the victim's significant vulnerabilities, particularly her susceptibility to abusive relationships, after her children were removed from her care. There were…
AI-generated summary The review highlights systemic failures in multi-agency working, particularly regarding Adult Social Care's response to domestic abuse referrals and safeguarding concerns. It notes a lack of consistent risk assessment, inadequate informati…
AI-generated summary The review identifies missed opportunities by agencies to fully explore reported domestic abuse, volatility, and acrimony in the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, leading to potentially weaker risk assessments. It also h…
AI-generated summary The review identified that services were unaware of the short-term abusive relationship, and the victim and family were reluctant to report abuse. Key issues included inadequate information sharing between health services, insufficient ris…
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These are statutory reviews under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.