Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review
The Review was commissioned to consider whether the law and sentencing guidelines for domestic homicide are fit for purpose and identify options for reform. The Review was published March 2023.
Applies to England and Wales
About the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review
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.
The Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review was published in March 2023 alongside a package of proposed reforms to change the law so that sentencing reflects the seriousness of domestic homicides.
The government will publish a full response to the Review in summer 2023.
Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review
The government published the independent Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review undertaken by Clare Wade KC on 17 March 2023.
Written Ministerial Statement regarding the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review
The Deputy Prime Minister made a written statement to Parliament alongside publication of the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review on 17 March 2023. The statement announced the publication of the Review and a package of proposed reforms the government will take forward in advance of the full government response to change the law so that sentencing reflects the seriousness of domestic homicides.
Initial Case Review
The initial Case Review looked in detail at a sample of domestic homicide cases and was used to inform Clare Wade KC’s Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review.