Domestic Homicide Reviews were established on a statutory basis under Section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004).
The Elmbridge Community and Safety Partnership has responsibility for Domestic Homicide Reviews within Elmbridge.
Definition and purpose of a Domestic Homicide Review
Domestic Homicide Reviews are carried out to ensure that lessons are learnt when a person has been killed as a result of domestic abuse. The purpose of a Domestic Homicide Review is to:
- Establish what lessons are to be learned from the domestic homicide regarding the way in which local professionals and organisations work individually and together to safeguard victims.
- Identify clearly what those lessons are both within and between agencies, how and within what timescales they will be acted on, and what is expected to change as a result
- Apply those lessons to service responses including changes to policies and procedures as appropriate.
- Prevent domestic violence homicide and improve service responses for all domestic violence victims and their children through improved intra and inter-agency working.
The Elmbridge Community and Safety Partnership is required by the Act to publish a final, anonymised set of recommendations and, when relevant these can be found below.
Elmbridge Domestic Homicide Reviews
