Domestic Homicide Review

The South Notts Community Safety Partnership will carry out a domestic homicide review (DHR) when someone aged 16 or over dies as a result of violence, abuse or neglect by a relative, household member or someone they have been in an intimate relationship with.

The DHR will look at the circumstances that led to the death. This will help professionals understand what happened and what needs to change to reduce the risk of something like this happening again.

The DHR will be carried out by a review panel made up of people from the South Notts Community Safety Partnership. This includes the Police, domestic abuse specialist services, health services, fire services and local authorities. The panel is led by an independent chair and carried out in accordance with DHR government guidance

The panel will look at each agency’s involvement in the case and might speak to family, friends and work colleagues of the victim. They will then make recommendations to improve the response to domestic violence in the future.

The DHR report will not say how the person died or who is to blame. The review takes place in addition to other inquires, like an inquest or post-mortem.

The DHR will look at the circumstances that led to the death. This will help professionals understand what happened and what needs to change to reduce the risk of something like this happening again.

Reports

Executive Summary_Tara

Overview Report Tara

Domestic Homicide Review Action Plan – Hind

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Documents to download

Useful links

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