Domestic homicide reviews

Domestic Homicide Reviews were established on a statutory basis under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 and came into force on 13 April 2011.

Community Safety Partnerships are responsible for undertaking Domestic Homicide Reviews where the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect. Domestic Homicide Reviews are not enquiries into how someone died or who is to blame or whether they form part of a disciplinary process. They do not replace, but are in addition to, an inquest and any other form of enquiry into a homicide.

The purpose of a Domestic Homicide Review is to consider the circumstances that led to the death and to identify where responses to the situation could be improved in the future. Lessons learned from the reviews help agencies to improve their response to domestic abuse and to work better together to prevent such tragedies from occurring again.

The Home Office has published statutory guidance on how to complete Domestic Homicide Reviews.

The Home Office has also published a report on common themes identified as lessons to be learned from Domestic Homicide Reviews.

The below Hull Community Safety Partnership published reviews can be accessed through the download page -

• Hull Domestic Homicide Review - Marcia
• Hull Domestic Homicide Review - Maria
• Hull Domestic Homicide Review - Peter
• Hull Domestic Homicide Executive Summary - Amelia
• Hull Domestic Homicide Overview Report - Amelia