Police Scotland has received 20,005 applications under the Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse in Scotland (DSDAS) since the nation launched its version of Clare’s Law eight years ago.
The requests resulted in 11,599 disclosures (58%) telling people their current partner has a violent or abusive past.
“They can then choose the course of action they wish to take, whether to end the relationship or continue it,” said domestic abuse head detective superintendent Gillian Faulds.
Following successful testing at the Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley Sheriff Courts, Scotland’s busiest, Glasgow, is now covered by a new way of handling the nation’s
London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced £15m of fresh funding for the Mayor’s Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation programme. The money will help add 14 projects
London-based Against Violence & Abuse (AVA) is reported to be winding down because it is technically insolvent. “The decision to close has been a difficult
Domestic Homicide Reviews in England and Wales will be renamed Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews to better recognise suicides linked to domestic abuse. The reviews
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