Written Question·Home Office·UIN 118950

Domestic Abuse: Homicide

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Anneliese Midgley

LabourKnowsley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, ??what mechanisms are in place to monitor compliance by local areas with statutory guidance on the timely commissioning and completion of Domestic Homicide Reviews.

Answer

Jess Phillips
Domestic homicide reviews (DHR) offer a vital opportunity for national and local agencies, local communities and society as a whole to learn lessons from domestic abuse related deaths and treat every death as preventable. However, whilst the Government re...

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