The Lord Chancellor made a written statement to Parliament alongside publication of the full government response to the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review on 20 July 2023. Government response to the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review (Welsh translation) ( PDF, 367 KB, 48 pages) Written Ministerial Statement regarding the full government response to the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review
Government response to the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review (large print) ( PDF, 394 KB, 96 pages) Government response to the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review ( PDF, 346 KB, 42 pages) This consultation will also further explore the sentencing starting point for murders committed with a knife or other weapon which was already at the scene. A public consultation will be launched later this year seeking views on whether there should be a starting point of 25 years for cases of murder preceded by controlling or coercive behaviour.The Crown Prosecution Service will continue to work with partners and improve mandatory training on understanding controlling and coercive behaviour.The new Domestic Homicide Library launched by the Home Office will enable greater analysis of patterns, trends, and risk factors.The Law Commission will be invited to undertake a review of the use of defences in domestic homicide cases.The Lord Chancellor will write to the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, proposing that they revise their guidelines in light of both the Review and the Government’s response to its recommendations.Murders which take place at the end of the relationship or when the victim has expressed a desire to leave the relationship will be made a statutory aggravating factor for murder.Violence which amounts to overkill will be made a statutory aggravating factor for murder.A history of controlling or coercive behaviour by the victim against the perpetrator will be made a statutory mitigating factor for murder.
A history of controlling or coercive behaviour by the perpetrator against the victim will be made a statutory aggravating factor for murder.Legislative changes to give domestic murders specialist consideration in the sentencing framework for murder:.The package of measures in the full response include: The government published its full response to the independent Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review undertaken by Clare Wade KC on 20 July 2023. The government published the independent Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review undertaken by Clare Wade KC on 17 March 2023.ĭomestic Homicide Sentencing Review ( PDF, 825 KB, 136 pages)ĭomestic Homicide Sentencing Review (large print version) ( PDF, 988 KB, 340 pages)ĭomestic Homicide Sentencing Review (Welsh translation) ( PDF, 1.07 MB, 142 pages) Government response to the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review The full government response was published in July 2023, announcing a package of proposed reforms to change the law so that sentencing reflects the seriousness of domestic homicides. The Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review was published in March 2023 alongside an interim response.
The government commissioned an independent expert, Clare Wade KC, to review sentencing in domestic homicide cases to establish whether current law and sentencing guidelines are fit for purpose and identify options for reform. About the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review
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