Recommendations - Sussex Police, September 2024
Recommendation date: 11 September 2024
Response due: 6 November 2024
Published: 12 November 2025
Domestic abuse
We identified organisational learning as a result of a death or serious injury (DSI) investigation where a woman entered into a relationship with a man who was known by Sussex Police to be a serial domestic abuse suspect. See alsothis recommendationfrom the same case to the Home Office.
Recommendations (3)
Recommendation 1
Accepted
Recommendation
The IOPC recommends that Sussex Police should amend their training, guidance and practices around policing and safeguarding victims of domestic abuse to reflect the increased risk to those experiencing domestic abuse when a suspect is known to be a serial … Read more
Force Response
Accepted
Action taken/to be taken:
Work has commenced on these actions, and they will be delivered within six months.
SPOC - Single Point of Contact
SDAS - Serial Domestic Abuse Suspect
Recommendation 2
Accepted
Recommendation
The IOPC recommends that Sussex Police should amend training, guidance and practices around policing and safeguarding victims of domestic abuse to reflect the risk to a domestic abuse victim will likely be increased if the victim has any additional vulnerabilities … Read more
Force Response
Accepted
Action taken/to be taken:
Work has commenced on these actions, and they will be delivered within six months.
DARA - Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment
SPOC - Single Point of Contact
Recommendation 3
Accepted
Recommendation
The IOPC recommends that Sussex Police should amend their policies, training and practices around policing and safeguarding victims of domestic abuse to reflect the escalating risk if there are multiple domestic abuse incidents in a short period. Should officers attend … Read more
Force Response
Accepted
Action taken/to be taken:
Work has commenced on these actions, and they will be delivered within six months.
MARAC - Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference
MASH - Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub
SDAS - Serial Domestic Abuse Suspect