Testing Scotland's proposed domestic homicide and Suicide review model: phase one report and SG response
Summary of the findings from phase one of the testing of Scotland's proposed national Domestic Homicide and Suicide Review Model and Scottish Government response to the findings commissioned by the Scottish Government.
Footnotes
1 SPICe Briefing; Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill; Frazer McCallum; November 2024
2 Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
3 Domestic Homicide and Suicide Review Taskforce - gov.scot
4 Supporting documents - Domestic homicide reviews: consultation analysis - gov.scot
5 For the purposes of the review, a young person means a person who is under 18 or up to the age of 26 for care-experienced individuals.
6 In England, some Domestic Homicide Reviews have been undertaken where there is a sudden or unexplained death, preceded by domestic abuse, and where there is the possibility of a causal link between the domestic abuse and the death. For example, where there appears to have been neglect of a person’s physical health needs. This reflects the Multi-agency Statutory Guidance for the Conduct of Domestic Homicide Reviews (Home Office 2016) which refers to ‘the circumstances in which the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect by (a) a person to whom he was related or with whom he was or had been in an intimate personal relationship, or (b) a member of the same household as himself’ (paragraph 5).
7 Single points of contact
8 IMR is the term used in England for the reports requested of agencies who had contact with the subjects of the review.
9 Joint Investigative Interviews of Child Victims and Witnesses | COSLA
11 A Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) is a public hearing to establish what happened to cause a sudden, unexplained or suspicious death. A Fatal Accident Inquiry could take place in a court, another public building or online.
12 Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound.
13 Whereby political decisions should be the product of fair and reasonable discussion and debate among citizens.
14 Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound.
15 Whereby political decisions should be the product of fair and reasonable discussion and debate among citizens.
Contact
Email: dhsrmodel@gov.scot