Chair of Review Oversight Committee, Domestic Homicide and Suicide Reviews

Chair of Review Oversight Committee, Domestic Homicide and Suicide Reviews

Job Info

• Job Identification 3126
• Locations United Kingdom (Hybrid)
• Working Pattern Part Time
• Number of Openings 1
• Apply Before 01/29/2026, 11:55 PM

ROLE SUMMARY

Domestic Homicide and Suicide Reviews (DHSRs) are a new type of review in Scotland, established by the Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews Act 2025. Domestic homicide and suicide reviews aim to identify what lessons can be learned and potentially applied following a death where domestic abuse is known or suspected, in order to help prevent future abuse and deaths. They are not investigations into how someone died and are not about apportioning blame; instead, DHSRs are fundamentally about identifying where changes and improvements can be made for the future as well as giving a voice to those who have died.

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