Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews
The Cumberland Community Safety Partnership is responsible for carrying out as Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews (DARDR's) in Cumberland. These were formerly called Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR's)
These are carried out when the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect by:
*a relative
*a spouse, partner or ex-partner, or
*a member of the same household
This includes deaths by suicide.
Some reviews contain graphic details that may be distressing to read.
The purpose of the review is to:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Apply these lessons to service responses including changes to inform national and local policies and procedures as appropriate.
4. Prevent domestic violence and homicide and improve service responses for all domestic violence and abuse victims and their children by developing a co-ordinated multi-agency approach to ensure that domestic abuse is identified and responded to effectively at the earliest opportunity.
5. Contribute to a better understanding of the nature of domestic violence and abuse and highlight good practice.
DARDR's are not inquiries into how the victims died nor who is culpable as these are matters for coroners and criminal courts, respectively.
View more information on Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews on the GOV.UK website
Recent Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews reports:
These are carried out when the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect by:
*a relative
*a spouse, partner or ex-partner, or
*a member of the same household
This includes deaths by suicide.
Some reviews contain graphic details that may be distressing to read.
The purpose of the review is to:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Apply these lessons to service responses including changes to inform national and local policies and procedures as appropriate.
4. Prevent domestic violence and homicide and improve service responses for all domestic violence and abuse victims and their children by developing a co-ordinated multi-agency approach to ensure that domestic abuse is identified and responded to effectively at the earliest opportunity.
5. Contribute to a better understanding of the nature of domestic violence and abuse and highlight good practice.
DARDR's are not inquiries into how the victims died nor who is culpable as these are matters for coroners and criminal courts, respectively.
View more information on Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews on the GOV.UK website
Recent Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews reports: