Clare's Law requests 78/2026

FOI Reference: 78/2026

Request

The total number of Disclosure Requests made under the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (also known as “Clare’s Law”)" during the period 1st January 2025 up to and including 31st December 2025 by gender, age, & ethnicity.

For your ease of reference, please provide the details for the “Person at Risk” i.e. the person for whom the enquiry has been made by directly and/or on behalf of.

During the period 1st January 2025 up to and including 31st December 2025 please provide the gender of the person making the enquiry regarding their current partner and/or the person making the enquiry directly on behalf of the “Person at Risk.”  

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below:-

Response

Total number of DVDS applications in 2025 = 1200

Person at risk details – 

Please note:

There is no information held in relation to ethnicity, due to the fact that there is no data recorded for this category.

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 27/01/2026)