Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs)

A Domestic Abuse Related Death Review (DARDR) is a multi-agency review of the circumstances in which the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect by:

  • a person to whom they were related
  • a person with whom they were, or had been, in an intimate personal relationship
  • or a member of the same household as themselves

Since 13 April 2011 there has been a statutory requirement for local areas to conduct a DARDR following a domestic related homicide that meets the criteria. More information on DARDR can be found via the Home Office, here 

The Stronger Safer Gloucester Partnership is responsible for commissioning and overseeing domestic abuse related death reviews (DARDR) and commissions DARDRs in conjunction with Safer Gloucestershire.

DARDRs are carried out to try to ensure that public bodies such as Social Services, Councils, Police and other community based organisations understand the circumstances that led to the victim's death and identify whether and how these sad incidents could have been prevented. DARDRs are about learning lessons from the past in order to prevent similar incidents in the future. DARDRs do not seek to lay blame; they recommend actions to improve responses to domestic violence situations in the future. DARDRs include input from the victim’s family and friends so that an understanding of their whole life is taken in to account.

The Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews that have taken place in Gloucester are below:

Laura and Ella

Executive summary 

Home Office letter 

Scott

Executive summary 

Michael

Executive summary 

Daisy

Executive summary

Home Office letter

Magda

Executive summary

Home Office letter

Julie

Executive summary

Overview report

Home Office letter