Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/2771 

Version Date: 11/02/2025

The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Please note: Disclosures made under Clare’s Law are included in a document linked to an occurrence. The data within these documents are not extractable, and information disclosed for this FOI request has been taken from the occurrence record itself. It would take more than the appropriate limit to read through each Clare’s Law Disclosure Document and would be subject to a Section 12 (over fees) refusal.

1) The total number of Disclosure Requests made under the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (also known as “Clare’s Law”)" during the period 1st January 2024 up to and including 31st December 2024 by gender, age, & ethnicity.

For your ease of reference, please provide the details for the “Person at Risk” i.e. the person for whom the enquiry has been made by directly and/or on behalf of.

Disclosures where a person is linked to the occurrence as “Disclosure – Recipient” or “Victim” 

2) During the period 1st January 2024 up to and including 31st December 2024 please provide the gender of the person making the enquiry regarding their current partner and/or the person making the enquiry directly on behalf of the “Person at Risk.”

Disclosures where a person is linked to the occurrence as “Disclosure – Requestor” or “Person reporting”