Domestic Homicide Review Taskforce questionnaire: results summary

This paper provides a summary of the results of an online questionnaire issued to the Domestic Homicide Review Taskforce in December 2022.


Purpose of a DHR

The first question asked what members thought the purpose of the DHR should be. Responses can be broadly divided into six categories (number of respondents provided in brackets):

  • Learning (n=10)
  • Increase safety/prevent deaths (n=6)
  • Understanding the details of domestic homicides (n=5)
  • System improvement (n=5)
  • Improved collaboration between agencies (n=2)
  • Memorialise victims (n=1)

Annex 1 lists all the responses to this question.

Contact

Email: DHRmodel@gov.scot

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