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11:44 AM May 22, 2021
Mandy Proctor, chief executive of Leeway, the charity providing support to those experiencing domestic abuse. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
- Credit: Copyright: Archant 2017
A charity which supports victims of domestic violence has said it is vital those at risk from abuse have the power to put safety planning measures in place.
Clare s Law, introduced in 2014, gives people the right to ask their force about any previous domestic violence or offences that mean their partners could pose a risk to them.
Home Office guidance states police will aim to complete the inquiries within 35 days.
Data released under Freedom of Information laws show that response times to 375 out of 1,609 right to ask requests approved by police in this country in 2020 fell below this target.
However with a 39pc shortfall, more needs to be done to meet the excellent standards shown by the Met, Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
But he said this was only part of the picture and other agencies also had a responsibility to share information.
He said: Kerri s murderer was well known for his violent attacks on women to many agencies tasked with public protection.
Kerri McAuley. Submitted by Kerri s family.
- Credit: Archant He was risk assessed at a very young age by the Probation Service as highly likely to have the propensity to carry out a fatal attack and sadly several women went on to be seriously assaulted by him, without this critical information being shared with them.
Students taught how to spot signs of domestic abuse with celebrity hairstylist Nicky Clarke CELEBRITY hairstylist Nicky Clarke visited an Oxford college this week where students have been taught to spot the signs of domestic abuse when they chat with clients. He said hairdressers are in the ‘unique position’ where they are ‘intimate’ with their clients – often for hours at a time which can be an opportunity for them to open up about things going on in their lives. In the situation where something awful is happening – future hairstylists, barbers and those working in salons will now have an idea of what to do to help.
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