The purpose of a DHR is to: a) establish what lessons are to be learned from the domestic homicide regarding the way in which local professionals and organisations work individually and together to safeguard victims; b)identify clearly what those lessons are both within and between agencies, how and within what timescales they will be acted on, and what is expected to change as a result; c)apply these lessons to service responses including changes to inform national and local policies and procedures as appropriate; d)prevent domestic violence and homicide and improve service responses for all domestic violence and abuse victims and their children by developing a co-ordinated multi-agency approach to ensure that domestic abuse is identified and responded to effectively at the earliest opportunity; e)contribute to a better understanding of the nature of domestic violence and abuse; and f)highlight good practice.