The Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, Jess Phillips MP, has approved the appointment of 3 new public office holders to the quality assurance (QA) board for domestic homicide reviews:

Dame Jasvinder Sanghera

Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs OBE

Rachel Freeman

These members will join representatives from:

NHS England

His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service

the Welsh government

All bring extensive expertise in domestic abuse, safeguarding and broader issues related to violence against women and girls (VAWG). The QA board will be chaired by the Deputy Director of the Home Office Interpersonal Abuse Unit.

The DHR process is underpinned by the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 which provides for local areas to carry out a DHR in instances where the deat

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