Domestic Homicide Review (DHR)
The following information covers the Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews undertaken by Trafford's Community Safety Partnership.
- Completed Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews:
Dyanne - Overview Report Trafford.pdf
- Domestic Homicide Reviews
A Domestic Abuse Related Death Review (DARDR), formerly known as Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR), is carried out where a person over the age of 16, has or appears to have, died as a result of abuse, violence or neglect by a relative, intimate partner or member of the same household.
DARDRs were established on a statutory basis under Section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004). They are carried out by Community Safety Partnerships to ensure that lessons are learnt when a person has died as a result of domestic abuse, either by homicide or suicide.
A DARDR is not a criminal investigation.
The purpose of a DARDR is to understand what lessons can be learnt from domestic abuse-related deaths and to identify and implement local and national learning to better safeguard victims of domestic abuse. This includes:
- Establish what lessons can learnt about the way in which local professionals and organisations work individually and together to safeguard victims
- Identify what those lessons are both within and between agencies and what is expected to change as a result
- Apply those lessons to service responses including changes to policies and procedures as appropriate
- Prevent domestic abuse and domestic homicides and suicides and improve service responses for all domestic abuse victims and their children.
How do I refer a DARDR as a professional?
Submit DARDR Referral Form.docx to safer.communities@trafford.gov.uk cc nicola.walton@trafford.gov.uk
- Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences
A MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference) is a meeting for professionals, where information is shared on the highest risk domestic abuse cases.
They are attended by representatives from police, health, child protection, housing, Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs), probation and other specialists from the statutory or voluntary sectors.
MARAC is based on the assumption that safeguarding is not the responsibility of one service. Sharing information from a number of services ensures that the level of risk is understood and an effective package of support can be implemented.
The primary focus of the MARAC meeting is to ensure the Adult victim and their children are safeguarded and supported.
The victim doesn’t attend the meeting but they are represented by an IDVA who speaks on their behalf
Who can be referred to MARAC?
Anyone aged 16 or over can be referred to MARAC.
A MARAC perpetrator can be a partner from an intimate relationship, a sibling, parent, adult child, grandparent, in-law or step family member. The definition also includes aunts, uncles, cousins or wider family members.
How do I refer to MARAC as a professional?
Trafford MARAC is held weekly, on Wednesdays from 1000-1400.
A copy of the referral form can be found here MARAC referral form.docx
Any enquiries can be directed to trafford.publicprotection@gmp.police.uk