Domestic Homicide Reviews
Date of request: 26 February 2025
Reference: 296-25
Request
1) The number of deaths of women referred by the force to be considered for domestic homicide reviews/domestic abuse related death reviews between 2019-2024
2) How many of the referrals identified in response to question 1 resulted in the review process being undertaken and how many did not
3) For each death identified in response to question 1, please provide the number of DASH assessments completed by the force in relation to the deceased prior to their death and the risk level identified in each assessment
4) For each death identified in response to question 1, please provide the number of occasions on which the deceased was discussed at the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference/High Risk Daily Meeting/Daily Risk Assessment Management Meeting or equivalent meeting prior to their death.
Response
Please see the table below showing the number of cases meeting the criteria in specified in each of your questions, in each year between 2019 – 2024.
In relation to question 4, data has been provided based on a search for flags applied to records which indicate a referral into the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) process has taken place. These processes are administered and co-ordinated outside of Avon and Somerset Police in the relevant local authority areas. Our response reflects only the information held by Avon and Somerset Police where the relevant flag has been applied.
| Year | Q1 Number of Cases Referred as a DHR |
Q2
Number of cases which went to a full DHR |
Q3
Number of cases in which DASH assessments were completed |
Q4
Number of cases in which a flag has been applied to indicate the deceased was previously discussed at MARAC |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |