Domestic Homicide Reviews
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A Domestic Homicide Review is carried out where a person has died as a result of abuse, violence or neglect by a relative, intimate partner or member of the same household.
About the Domestic Homicide Review
An independent chair is commissioned to lead a review panel made up of representatives from statutory and voluntary organisations.
Together, the panel try to ensure that public bodies like social services, councils, police and other community-based organisations understand what happened that led to the death of the person and identify where responses to the situation could be improved. From this, we hope to learn all the right lessons including those which impact on how we work together. These reviews do not seek to lay blame but to consider what happened, what could have been done differently and what actions can be taken to improve responses to domestic violence situations in the future.
Guidance on Domestic Homicide Reviews is published by the Home Office.
Domestic Homicide Reviews in Richmond
We publish anonymised summary reports of Domestic Homicide Reviews in Richmond.
- Domestic Abuse Related Death Review into the death of Francis - Executive Summary
- Domestic Abuse Related Death Review into the death of Francis - Overview Report
- Home Office feedback letter October 2020 regarding the case of Maria
- Executive Summary Domestic Homicide Review into the death of Maria
- Domestic Homicide Review Overview Report into the death of Maria
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Updated: 03 August 2026
