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 identified systemic failures in multi-agency communication, information sharing, and risk assessment regarding domestic abuse, mental health, and anti-social behaviour. A lack of professional curiosity and consistent supervision…
AI-generated summary The review identified systemic failures in agencies' understanding and response to coercive control, stalking, and economic abuse. There was an over-reliance on the victim for safety, insufficient perpetrator accountability, and a lack of …
AI-generated summary The review identified systemic weaknesses in the National Probation Service's supervision and risk management of the perpetrator, particularly concerning alcohol misuse and domestic abuse history. Health professionals also missed opportuni…
AI-generated summary Health agencies failed to routinely identify domestic abuse, particularly coercive control, and address the victim's complex needs (mental health, substance misuse) holistically. There was a lack of integrated working and underestimation o…
AI-generated summary The review identified inadequate police response to prior domestic abuse, a failure by practitioners to link alcohol misuse with domestic abuse risks, and missed opportunities in health settings to identify concerns. There was also a gener…
AI-generated summary The review identified a lack of comprehensive risk assessment and poor multi-agency information sharing regarding the perpetrator's escalating violent behaviour. Interventions were often insular, focusing on containment rather than address…
AI-generated summary The review identifies missed opportunities by agencies to recognise and respond to the perpetrator's acute mental health crisis, exacerbated by selective family disclosures and cultural attitudes towards mental health. It also highlights d…
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These are statutory reviews under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.