Reviews to find if deaths in England and Wales could be prevented ‘are not being used’Hundreds of deaths of vulnerable homeless people in England and Wales are going unexamined, an investigation has found. Nearly 300 homeless people have died since 2013, data previously compiled by the BIJ – as part of its Dying Homeless project – and the Guardian has shown. Despite that, only eight SARs into homeless deaths have been launched since 2010, the research showed. In those cases, just one informal review had been launched. Homelessness charities, including Homeless Link, say the best practice is for every homeless death to be followed by a SAR.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2018 18:00 UTC