The Government has launched a consultation to ensure domestic homicide reviews (DHRs) cover the full range of domestic-abuse related deaths, including suicide.
It is considering changes to ensure DHR legislation reflects the legal definition of domestic abuse, and amend the name to better reflect the range of deaths which fall in their scope, the Minister for Safeguarding announced on Friday (June 16).
A multi-agency domestic homicide review seeks to identify and implement lessons learnt from deaths that police investigations believe have, or appear to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect. Their aim is to better protect victims in future and prevent further tragedies.