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 concerns regarding insufficient focus on family violence within domestic abuse training and risk assessment tools, fragmented mental health care, and rigid service engagement policies for vulnerable individuals. It al…
AI-generated summary The report identifies missed opportunities by the GP to identify the victim's vulnerabilities and coercive control. It also highlights the narrow definition of domestic abuse for extended family and the potential for modern slavery/debt bo…
AI-generated summary The report identifies agency errors in responding to the perpetrator's prior domestic abuse, including inappropriate cautioning and inadequate social work assessments. It highlights issues with inter-agency information sharing, risk assess…
AI-generated summary The review highlights a lack of professional curiosity, inadequate risk assessment for domestic abuse, and poor inter-agency information sharing. Gaps in support for adult victims not meeting social care criteria and insufficient recording…
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 breaches in Dorset Police processes regarding domestic abuse investigation and classification, and areas for improvement in Surrey Police's risk assessment and intelligence checks. It also highlighted the need for bro…
AI-generated summary The DHR highlights challenges in identifying subtle coercive control as a domestic abuse risk factor, noting victims may normalise such behaviours. It also identifies an acute risk of violence when a perpetrator is confronted with catastro…
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 report identifies missed opportunities by agencies to assess and respond to domestic abuse disclosures, particularly regarding risk at separation and the significance of specific injuries. It highlights gaps in inter-agency information…
AI-generated summary The review highlights a lack of understanding and response to adult family violence, particularly siblicide, and the failure of agencies to fully recognise the risks in the sibling relationship. It also identifies issues with mental health…
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 report identifies systemic failures in linking past domestic abuse incidents, inadequate adult safeguarding training, and poor inter-agency information sharing, particularly concerning primary care and MARAC processes. Missed opportuni…
AI-generated summary The review identified a lack of agency awareness regarding intra-familial domestic abuse and potential barriers for the perpetrator to access substance misuse support due to service focus. It also highlighted issues with the prompt provisi…
AI-generated summary The review identified systemic failures in recognising and responding to domestic abuse for a vulnerable victim with complex needs, including inconsistent information sharing, inadequate risk assessment, and gaps in multi-agency support. B…
AI-generated summary The review highlights concerns regarding the recognition and response to male victims of domestic abuse by agencies, including police handling and risk assessment. It also addresses the need for stronger controls on corrosive substance sal…
AI-generated summary The review highlights systemic failures in identifying domestic abuse and suicide risk, particularly due to a lack of cultural awareness and intersectional understanding by professionals. It notes inadequate multi-agency information sharin…
AI-generated summary The review identifies concerns regarding police handling of prior harassment reports, including crime recording and victim support provision. It also highlights issues with mental health service engagement and policy adherence, alongside t…
AI-generated summary The review identifies systemic failures in multi-agency information sharing, risk assessment, and the provision of domestic abuse services, leading to missed opportunities to safeguard the victim.
AI-generated summary The report identifies systemic failures in understanding coercive control, underestimating risk during separation, and inadequate risk assessments by multiple agencies. It highlights issues with unclear referral processes and delayed acces…
AI-generated summary The review highlights a long-standing volatile and abusive relationship, often exacerbated by the victim's alcohol misuse. Key concerns include inconsistent police responses to domestic incidents, inadequate risk assessments, and missed op…
AI-generated summary The review highlights challenges in multi-agency coordination and information sharing for a victim with complex health needs and a struggling, devoted carer. It notes missed opportunities for comprehensive carer assessment and proactive in…
AI-generated summary The report identifies systemic failures in understanding coercive control and its impact on the victim, leading to missed safeguarding opportunities and inadequate support. Challenges in inter-agency information sharing and assessment proc…
AI-generated summary The review identifies concerns regarding Probation's oversight of the perpetrator's history of violence against women, inadequate multi-agency information sharing, and insufficient consideration of risk factors in housing allocation. It al…
AI-generated summary The report identifies systemic failures in inter-agency information sharing and risk assessment, leading to an underestimation of the domestic abuse risk faced by the victim. Key concerns include missed opportunities to engage with indepen…
AI-generated summary The review highlights the vulnerability of international students to domestic abuse, particularly coercive control and financial exploitation. It identifies missed opportunities for health and police agencies to identify abuse and interven…
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These are statutory reviews under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.