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- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Sc22218 - Domestic Homicide Reviews - Independent Chairs And/Or Authors (Dynamic Purchasing System)
- GBT Ref No: 122180547
- Deadline: 21 Jul 2025
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Public
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: DN642420
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Kent County Council established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) in April 2023 for Independent Chairs/Authors, who are suitably qualified and experienced, to undertake reviews of Domestic Homicide/Suicide.
This notice is to alert suppliers of the opportunity to join the DPS.
Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) came into force on the 13th April 2011. They were established on a statutory basis under Section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004). The Act states that a DHR should be a review of 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 they were related or with whom they were or had been in an intimate personal relationship or (b) member of the same household; with a view to identifying the lessons to be learnt from the death. In 2016, the criteria were expanded to include relevant cases where the victim had taken their own life and the circumstances gave cause for concern, i.e., there was coercive and controlling behaviour present.
Overall responsibility for establishing a review lies with the local Community Safety Partnership (CSP) as they are ideally placed to initiate a DHR and review panel due to their multi-agency setup. CSPs are made up of representatives from the 'responsible authorities' (police, local authorities, fire and rescue authorities, probation service and health) who work together to protect their local communit... - Documents :
Purchaser : KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
County Hall Maidstone Kent ME14 1XQ United Kingdom
Contact Name :Molly Roast
Telephone :03000 414141
Email :Molly.Roast@kent.gov.uk
Email :Molly.Roast@kent.gov.uk
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