Lincolnshire police reveal figures on Clare's Law
It's where you can ask about your partners history
Ahead of the 10 year anniversary of Clare's Law we can reveal over 750 people across Lincolnshire have been told in a 12 month period their partner has a history of violence.
It comes as the Home Office announces plans to scrutinise police forces across the country on the way they handle and process applications.
The figure for the Humberside force was 68 disclosures.
The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) as it's known, allows people to ask if their partner has a history of violence.
We're determined to get to the bottom of good performance
Recent recorded data highlighted significant inconsistencies in how it's applied by police forces in England and Wales, potentially putting people at risk of domestic abuse.
Safeguarding Minister Laura Farris tells us, "One of the conversations I've had very recently with the Home Secretary is about scrutinising all the dataset we currently have from all 43 police forces across England and Wales."
"As to the number of applications they're receiving, the number of disclosures they're making, the length of time those are taking and the reasons why they might not be disclosing everything, because we're determined to get to the bottom of good performance, bad performance, and ensure there is absolute consistency across all 43 forces."
We'll make sure Clare's Law is even better
She went on to say, "Clare's Law has been one of the most effective tools we've had to protecting women, particularly when they're starting relationships with new people, for whatever reason they've had a suspicion about them and have gone to police and they've found that they have been made aware of information that points to that person being a danger and we have no doubt that it's protecting women.
"So where there are pockets were any force has not been as affective as others we're determined to find that out and make sure the next decade of Clare's Law is even better."