FOI 521/25

REQUEST

This is a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (also known as Clare's Law).

Please provide the following data from 2014 up until the most current date available, broken down by calendar year.

If data as early as 2014 is not available, please provide it from the first available date onwards.

1. All applications under the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme
2. "Right to know" applications under the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme
3. The number of disclosures made after a "right to know" application
4. "Right to ask" applications under the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme
5. The number of disclosures made after a right to ask application
6. The number of disclosures made within 28 days of a "Right to ask" application
7. The number of disclosures made after 28 days of a "Right to ask" application
8. The longest time it took for a "right to ask" disclosure to be provided

RESPONSE

We have consulted with our force analysts and Public Protection department who have provided the following information in relation to your request.

Domestic abuse is core police business and we are committed to tackling this crime - from call taking and first response by officers, to the investigation and the subsequent action to protect victims. We believe that working in partnership is essential to ensure that domestic abuse becomes everyone’s business. We work closely with a number of statutory and voluntary sector agencies in South Wales to tackle domestic abuse and the many forms of violence. 

In addition, Operation Amddiffyn was launched in South Wales Police in May 2023. Operation Amddiffyn is a vulnerability related training input that will be provided to all officers and staff in South Wales Police during 2024. This input will be provided to officers and staff who work in public facing roles. Coercive and Controlling behaviour is one of six key themes covered, to raise awareness with our staff and enhance our response to these offences.