Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Misrouting of domestic abuse reports leading to delayed welfare checks
The earlier warning
Aliny Godinho · 14 Mar 2022 · Richard Travers, Surrey
“reports made to Surrey Police concerning the perpetrator's conduct were incorrectly passed to the Metropolitan Police, and without sufficient information first being adduced and risk assessed.”
judiciary.uk/…/aliny-godinho-prevention-of-future-deaths-report
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Aliny Godinho (14 Mar 2022) · stated timescale: March 2020 - March 2021
“The NPCC/CoP Domestic Homicide Project started at the beginning of COVID. The first 12 month report reports on all domestic homicides between - March 2020 - March 2021.”
judiciary.uk/…/2022-0149-Response-from-NPCC-and-College-of-Poli…
Stated action 2 · response to Neil Woodley (23 Jul 2024) · stated timescale: none stated
“I will ensure that appropriate actions are identified and completed to ensure that any communications of this nature are promptly escalated in the future.”
What recurred
- 23 Jul 2024 · Neil Woodley · Jonathan Landau · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)
- 10 Jun 2025 · Amy Levy · Robert Sowersby · Closely related · confidence 0.85 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Aliny Godinho · 14 Mar 2022
“reports made to Surrey Police concerning the perpetrator's conduct were incorrectly passed to the Metropolitan Police, and without sufficient information first being adduced and risk assessed.”
Later · Neil Woodley · 23 Jul 2024
“They were told that the reason for the delay was confusion between Surrey Police and the Metropolitan Police.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.