In 2011, St Helens Community Safety Partnership became
responsible for undertaking a Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) where
the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have,
resulted from violence, abuse or neglect by a relative, household
member or someone they had been in an intimate relationship
with.
The purpose of a DHR is to consider the circumstances that led
to the death and identify where responses to the situation could be
improved in the future. In so doing, the lessons learned will be
taken on board by the professionals and agencies involved, such as
the police, social services, councils, and other community based
organisations.
A review panel, lead by an independent chair, is commissioned to
undertake the DHR and a panel overseeing the review is made up of
members of local statutory and voluntary agencies. This panel will
review each agency's review of their involvement in the case and
consider recommendations to improve responses to domestic abuse in
the future. They will also have the chance to hear from family,
friends and work colleagues who may be able to help us understand
the impact of agency's involvement with the victim or the
perpetrator.
DHR's are not enquiries into how someone died or who is to
blame. They are not part of any disciplinary process. They do not
replace, but will be in addition to, an inquest or any other form
of enquiry into the homicide.
In this way, agencies will improve their responses to domestic
abuse and work better together to prevent such tragedies occurring
in the future. Through our website, we will publish the reports and
findings of these reviews as they become available.
Domestic Homicide Review Female 1
- December 2014
Domestic Homicide Review Ben
- December 2014
Domestic Homicide Review Mark - December
2016
Domestic Homicide Review Amy - November
2018
Domestic Homicide Review Emma - March
2019
Domestic Homicide Review Gill - February
2020
Domestic Homicide Review Sarah - June
2022