How Long Does It Take to Hear Back from Clare`s Law

Following the introduction of the Poor Clares Act, this gave police additional tools to manage the risk posed by perpetrators to potential victims. The thing to remember is that a DVD is NOT something you can rely on or base your decisions on. «Not giving anything away» does not mean that a man is «safe» to date/stays in a relationship/stays in a relationship without worrying about another risk of harm. He could be an abuser, but no one has ever reported him (we all know how reluctant we are to involve the police in our private lives, and we often do so as a last resort). Nor does it mean that he does not have criminal convictions. He was reportedly charged with drunkenness and disorder, drunk driving, business, assaulting strangers, burglary, etc. may get into trouble, but these crimes cannot be disclosed on DVDs. The police cannot reveal that he is a criminal per se, they can only disclose abuse or violence in domestic situations. If checks reveal that the person you learn about has a criminal record or other information indicating that disclosure is urgently needed to prevent further crime, the police may disclose it to the person best placed to protect the victim. It should be noted that details of a person`s previous convictions will remain confidential and information will only be disclosed if it is lawful and proportionate and disclosure is urgently needed to prevent further crimes. If the checks do not reveal that there is an urgent need to file a complaint in order to prevent further crimes, the police will inform you. This may be because the person has not committed any abusive crime or there is no information indicating that they pose a risk to the potential victim. Or some information about the individual may be stored, but this is not sufficient to demonstrate an urgent need for disclosure.

It may be that the person you are asking for is not known to the police for abusive crimes, or that there is not enough information to suggest that they pose a risk to the potential victim, but exhibit disturbing behavior. In this case, the police or other support agency will work with you to protect the potential victim and can advise and help you. Due to the increasing number of MARAC disclosure requests and transfers in the West Midlands, Clare`s Law is dealt with outside the MARAC process where possible. Appropriate applications that meet the disclosure criteria will be reviewed by a West Midlands Police supervisor. Children`s Services, the National Probation Service, the Community Rehabilitation Society and Mental Health will also be contacted for other relevant information that may need to be disclosed. These partners are invited to respond within five working days. A decision on disclosure or non-disclosure is made by West Midlands Police, which provides feedback directly to the applicant. Partners sharing information through this process agree that the information may be shared with the applicant.

If you receive a disclosure, it must be kept confidential. It is only given to you so that you can take steps to protect the potential victim. You cannot disclose this information to third parties unless you have spoken to the police or the person who gave you the information and they have agreed with you that it will be shared. Now let`s turn to the negative of this scenario and whether disclosure is a concern. If a woman receives a disclosure of an abusive story, but has not yet received abusive behavior herself, she is often reluctant to walk away from this type. Worse, she had a story and replied, «Yes, he told me about it, but you don`t know what she did to him!» Often, an abuser has already told her new partner everything about how he was a «victim» in his previous relationships, how his ex «called the police so many times» and he is now in the phase of taking care of his new partner, so she already has in mind the reasons why she does not want to take note of a disclosure. 2 Who can request disclosure? Disclosure under this program is the sharing of specific information about an individual with the applicant or a third party to protect a potential victim from domestic violence: The delays coincided with an increase in inquiries about partners` potentially violent pasts, which more than doubled. from 3,479 in 2018 to 8,438 last year. based on responses from 26 of the 43 armed forces in England and Wales. 6 Step Three: Multi-Authority Meeting to Review Disclosure The police will meet with other security services (such as probation, prison, social services) to discuss the information you have provided to them, as well as any additional information the police may have received from the checks they have carried out and any relevant information from the authorities, with whom they spoke. The interagency meeting will then decide whether the disclosure is lawful, necessary and proportionate to protect the person you are concerned about from their partner. If they choose to disclose information, they decide who should receive the disclosure and create a security plan tailored to the needs of the potential victim to provide assistance and support.

The police may decide not to give you information if they think you will discuss it with others. The police may take action against you if the information is disclosed without their consent, which may include civil or criminal prosecution. You should be aware that it is a criminal offence (under section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998) for a person to «knowingly or recklessly receive or disclose personal data without the consent of the data controller», which in this case is usually the police. «I credit the hotline for saving my life from an abuser and giving me the facts I needed in an emergency to equip me to get out.» If the information disclosed shows that there is a potential risk of harm, you have the right to keep children away from the person to protect them. Simply because nothing comes back when you ask. Don`t think that`s a reason to stay! There are so many reasons why there are no abdominal muscles that you feel scared or devalued, so your instincts are right.