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Domestic homicide reviews (DHR)

A domestic homicide review (DHR) looks at the circumstances of a person's death and the lessons that need to be learnt from it. The purpose isn't to share blame. It occurs when the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect. This could be by:

  • a person to whom they were related or with whom they were or had been in an intimate personal relationship
  • a member of the same household, held with a view to identify the lessons to be learnt from the death

Responsibility for a DHR

The duty to undertake DHRs was implemented by the Home Office through statutory guidance in April 2011. The Safer Barnsley Partnership is in charge of carrying out DHRs in Barnsley. Read the process for requesting a DHR.

DHR reports

Once a DHR is approved by the Home Office quality assurance group, a final report will be published. DHRs conducted by the Safer Barnsley Partnership are published below: