Policy paper

Ensuring the lessons from domestic homicide reviews lead to change

This report is an overview of the findings and detailed proposals for the national rollout of an oversight mechanism for domestic homicide reviews.

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Home Office
Published
29 July 2025
Last updated
5 August 2025 鈥� See all updates

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Learning from loss: ensuring the lessons from domestic homicide reviews lead to change (accessible)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5892-8, E03400492 07/25

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鈥楲earning from loss: ensuring the lessons from domestic homicide reviews lead to change鈥� is a report from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner. The report:

  • provides an overview of the domestic homicide review process
  • highlights the need for accountability and central oversight
  • outlines the work by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner to test an approach to this

The report also sets out a recommended blueprint for the national rollout of an accountability and oversight mechanism, and the benefits this could bring in improving the wider response to domestic abuse.

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Published 29 July 2025
Last updated 5 August 2025 show all updates

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  2. First published.

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