Clare’s Law Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme 2014 to 2024
Keywords
Clare’s Law, Domestic, Violence, Abuse, Disclosure, Scheme, DVDS, Right to Know, Right to Ask, Incidents, Process, Applications, Cases, Disclosures, Calendar, Years, Monthly, Breakdown, Safety, Safeguard, Safeguarding, Person, Partner, Relationship.
Publication Number
PUB 1008
Publication Statement
Please note that this information is correct as at 15 August 2024 and may be subject to change.
As with all publications of information by Essex Police, please note the below caveat regarding the accuracy of data
Title
Clare’s Law Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme 2014 to 2024
Date Range
March 2014 to June 2024
Background Information
The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) is often called Clare’s Law, which was implemented in March 2014. Please refer to the below link, should you wish to make a request for information under Clare’s Law.
The DVDS provides procedures for disclosing information which will enable a partner to make informed choices about whether and how to take forward a relationship. There is a Right to Know process and a Right to Ask process.
Right to Know – is a process which is triggered when Police receive information or intelligence about the safety of a person and where after appropriate checks are made, the force decides that a disclosure should be made to safeguard that person.
Essex Police considers every Domestic Abuse incident that comes into the Force for whether a Clare’s Law disclosure could be applicable and whether a Right to Know application should be made.
Right to Ask – is a process, where an applicant (members of the public) can make a direct application to the Police for information about the subject.
Related Documents/Links
Request information under Clare's Law: Make a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) application
Clare’s Law - Right to Ask Applications by Third Party 2018-2020 | Essex Police
FOI Publication
Information regarding Gender, Age and Ethnic Origin is not held by Essex Police in what is referred to as a readily accessible format. The department responsible for dealing with these cases only records details on the spreadsheet listing the first name and surname of the Applicant, Person at Risk (if different) and Subject. To compile this information would entail manually extracting the requested data and then reviewing each application one by one in order to ascertain the Gender, Age and Ethnic Origin. To establish if information is held would, therefore, exceed the time and cost limits under the Freedom of Information Act and would qualify as the creation of data as the results cannot be processed by means of purely sorting or filtering data sources or running a database query tool. There is no requirement under the act to create data purely to answer FOI requests.
Note. * Denotes cases still under investigation.
Monthly Breakdown for 2024
Right to Know
| Month | Considered Cases | Cases Proceeded to Application | Applications Resulting in Disclosure | Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk | Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
| January 2024 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| February 2024 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| March 2024 | 40 | 39 | 36* | 3 | 0 |
| April 2024 | 55 | 51* | 42* | 10 | 0 |
| May 2023 | 48 | 47* | 41* | 6 | 0 |
| June 2024 | 52 | 48* | 44* | 4 | 0 |
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Right to Ask
| Month | Considered Cases | Cases Proceeded to Application | Applications Resulting in Disclosure | Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk | Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
| January 2024 | 96 | 61 | 56* | 5 | 0 |
| February 2024 | 110 | 65 | 60* | 5 | 0 |
| March 2024 | 124 | 75 | 74* | 1 | 0 |
| April 2024 | 126 | 68* | 64* | 4 | 0 |
| May 2024 | 142 | 76* | 73* | 3 | 0 |
| June 2024 | 131 | 74* | 73* | 1 | 0 |
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Monthly Breakdown for 2023
Right to Know
| Month | Considered Cases | Cases Proceeded to Application | Applications Resulting in Disclosure | Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk | Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
| January 2023 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2023 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2023 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2023 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2023 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2023 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2023 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2023 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2023 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| October 2023 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| November 2023 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| December 2023 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
Right to Ask
| Month | Considered Cases | Cases Proceeded to Application | Applications Resulting in Disclosure | Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk | Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
| January 2023 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2023 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2023 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2023 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2023 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2023 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2023 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2023 | 83 | 50 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2023 | 65 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| October 2023 | 98 | 40 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| November 2023 | 99 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 0 |
| December 2023 | 84 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0 |
Monthly Breakdown for 2022
Right to Know
|
Month |
Considered Cases |
Cases Proceeded to Application |
Applications Resulting in Disclosure |
Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk |
Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
|
January 2022 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
February 2022 |
41 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
March 2022 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
April 2022 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
May 2022 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
June 2022 |
40 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
July 2022 |
27 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
August 2022 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
September 2022 |
24 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
October 2022 |
24 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
November 2022 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
December 2022 |
22 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Right to Ask
|
Month |
Applications Received |
Applications Resulting in Disclosure |
Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk |
Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
|
January 2022 |
66 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|
February 2022 |
72 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
|
March 2022 |
67 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
April 2022 |
67 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
May 2022 |
73 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
June 2022 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
July 2022 |
72 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
August 2022 |
92 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
September 2022 |
55 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
October 2022 |
63 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
November 2022 |
72 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
December 2022 |
65 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Monthly Breakdown for 2021
Right to Know
|
Month |
Considered Cases |
Cases Proceeded to Application |
Applications Resulting in Disclosure |
Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk |
Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
|
January 2021 |
21 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
February 2021 |
30 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
March 2021 |
39 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
April 2021 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
May 2021 |
28 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
June 2021 |
45 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
July 2021 |
42 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
August 2021 |
52 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
September 2021 |
52 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
October 2021 |
32 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
November 2021 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
December 2021 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Right to Ask
|
Month |
Applications Received |
Applications Resulting in Disclosure |
Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk |
Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
|
January 2021 |
50 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
February 2021 |
49 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
March 2021 |
61 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
April 2021 |
47 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
May 2021 |
65 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
June 2021 |
57 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
July 2021 |
71 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
August 2021 |
80 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
September 2021 |
58 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
October 2021 |
62 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
November 2021 |
81 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
December 2021 |
64 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Monthly Breakdown for 2020
Right to Know
|
Month |
Considered Cases |
Cases Proceeded to Application |
Applications Resulting in Disclosure |
Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk |
Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
|
January 2020 |
29 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
February 2020 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
March 2020 |
43 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
April 2020 |
46 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
May 2020 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
June 2020 |
37 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
July 2020 |
28 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
August 2020 |
35 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
September 2020 |
37 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
October 2020 |
30 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
November 2020 |
39 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
December 2020 |
36 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Right to Ask
|
Month |
Applications Received |
Applications Resulting in Disclosure |
Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk |
Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
|
January 2020 |
50 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
February 2020 |
47 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
March 2020 |
50 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
April 2020 |
40 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
May 2020 |
40 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
June 2020 |
45 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
July 2020 |
50 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
August 2020 |
42 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
September 2020 |
58 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
October 2020 |
47 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
November 2020 |
31 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
December 2020 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Annual Breakdown
Right to Know
|
Year |
Considered Cases |
Cases Proceeded to Application |
Applications Resulting in Disclosure |
Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk |
Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
|
2014 |
114 |
67 |
61 (91%) |
7 (10%) |
1 (1%) |
|
2015 |
609 |
248 |
137 (55%) |
39 (16%) |
14 (6%) |
|
2016 |
1,109 |
414 |
156 (38%) |
50 (12%) |
38 (9%) |
|
2017 |
954 |
129 |
52 (40%) |
31 (24%) |
6 (5%) |
|
2018 |
842 |
96 |
68 (65%) |
15 (14%) |
1 (1%) |
|
2019 |
576 |
65 |
42 (65%) |
12 (18%) |
2 (3%) |
|
2020 |
412 |
39 |
20 (51%) |
9 (23%) |
2 (5%) |
|
2021 |
489 |
36 |
13 (36%) |
5 (14%) |
0 |
|
2022 |
353 |
13 |
8 (62%) |
1 (8%) |
0 |
|
2023 |
298 |
93 |
81 (87%) |
8 (9%) |
1 (1%) |
Right to Ask
|
Year |
Applications Received |
Applications Resulting in Disclosure |
Disclosure Authorised but Essex Police Unable to Give to Person at Risk |
Applications Resulting in Another Form of Disclosure e.g. Sarah's Law |
|
2014 |
100 |
18 (18%) |
0 |
1 (1%) |
|
2015 |
77 |
17 (22%) |
0 |
3 (4%) |
|
2016 |
107 |
25 (23%) |
1 (1%) |
12 (11%) |
|
2017 |
128 |
23 (18%) |
2 (2%) |
5 (4%) |
|
2018 |
142 |
16 (11%) |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
328 |
36 (11%) |
7 (2%) |
3 (1%) |
|
2020 |
528 |
35 (7%) |
9 (2%) |
6 (1%) |
|
2021 |
749 |
43 (6%) |
15 (2%) |
4 (0.5%) |
|
2022 |
831 |
32 (4%) |
2 (0.2%) |
13 (2%) |
|
2023 |
979 |
221 (23%) | 10 (1%) |
0 |
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