Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR) were established by the Home Office on a statutory basis under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims act (2004). They came into effect on 13 April 2011.
A Domestic Homicide Review is a 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 or were a member of the same household, or
- with whom they were or had been in an intimate personal relationship
Community Safety Partnerships are responsible for managing the Domestic Homicide Review process. In Sefton, this is the Safer Sefton Together partnership.
What are they for?
The purpose of a Domestic Homicide Review is to establish any lessons learned, apply these lessons to service responses and to help prevent future domestic abuse related deaths. They are not inquiries into how someone died or who is to blame.
We will publish the reports and findings of these reviews as they become available.
DHR Reports:
Sefton DHR1 - Exec Summary | ![]() |
Sefton DHR1 - Overview Report | ![]() |
Sefton DHR2 - Overview Report | ![]() |
Sefton DHR3 - Exec Summary | ![]() |
Sefton DHR3 - Overview Report | ![]() |
Sefton DHR4 - Exec Summary | ![]() |
Sefton DHR4 - Overview Report | ![]() |
Sefton DHR5 - Exec Summary | ![]() |
Sefton DHR5 - Overview Report | ![]() |
Sefton DHR6 - Exec Summary | ![]() |
Sefton DHR6 - Overview Report | ![]() |
Sefton DHR7 - Exec Summary | ![]() |
Sefton DHR7 - Overview Report | ![]() |
Sefton DHR8 Exec Summary | ![]() |
Sefton DHR8 Overview Report | ![]() |
Sefton DHR9 - Executive Summary | ![]() |
Sefton DHR9 - Overview Report | ![]() |
Sefton DHR11 - Executive Summary | ![]() |
Sefton DHR11 - Overview Report | ![]() |
Sefton DHR12 - Executive Summary | ![]() |
Sefton DHR12 - Overview Report | ![]() |