Wiltshire constabulary has commissioned an urgent review into how it handled Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme requests for eight years.
A staff member is under Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into how they dealt with the Clare’s Law applications. The person is currently suspended from Wiltshire Police.
“We know there have been some failures to disclose information which could have protected those most at risk from domestic violence. For this, I am truly sorry,” said chief constable Catherine Roper.
The constabulary is auditing the 3,500-plus Clare’s Law applications made from April 2015 to the end of August this year. Disclosures were made in 1,195 cases.
“Where we feel there is any risk to any individual, we will be attempting to contact the applicants,” said Roper, who added: “We have put more scrutiny in place than we’ve ever had in this area of our business.”
