Clare's Law 331/2026
FOI Reference: 331/2026
Request
I would like to request the following information in relation to the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (commonly known as Clare’s Law):
1. Applications received
Please provide the total number of Clare’s Law applications received in the following calendar years:
2023
2024
2025
2. Outcomes of applications
For each of the above years, please provide:
a) The number of applications that resulted in a disclosure being made
b) The number of applications that did not result in a disclosure
If available, please also include the number of applications withdrawn or not progressed.
3. Nature of offences disclosed
For the most recent ten cases in 2025 where a disclosure was made, please provide:
a) The primary offence disclosed in each case
b) Please ensure all responses are fully anonymised and redacted to avoid identifying individuals. A brief description of the offence type (for example, “assault occasioning actual bodily harm”, “coercive and controlling behaviour”) is sufficient.
Response
Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 places two duties on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section 1(1) (a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at Section 1(1) (b) is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held.
Where exemptions are relied upon Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires Dyfed Powys Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information you have requested. However, we are withholding the whole of the requested information since we consider that the Section 12(1) exemption the Cost of Compliance exceeds the Appropriate Limit applies to it.
Section 12 (1) – The cost of compliance exceeds the Appropriate Limit
Section 12(1) states: “…Section 1 (1) does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit.”
The cost of providing you with the information requested in respect of your request is above the amount to which we are legally required to respond i.e. the cost of locating and retrieving the information exceeds the “appropriate level” as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004. It is estimated that it would exceed 18 hours (i.e. minimum of 416 hours) to comply with this part of your request. The regulations can be located @ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3244
The Freedom of Information department has been advised that the information in respect question 4 of your request is not held in an easily retrievable format. In light of this and in order to accurately obtain the information relative to your request for the time frame stipulated would involve Dyfed Powys Police accessing and manually reviewing 2,493 applications, in order to identify the person at risk, then identifying the suspect and then scrolling through involved occurrences post disclosure date to identify any further DA offences, as we don’t record repeat offender following being a subject of DVDS.
It has also been established that it would take a minimum of 10 minutes to review and obtain the information for a single record in respect of your request.
The process outlined results in the below time estimate:-
2,493 x 10 minutes = 415.5 hours
Time estimate to complete task = 416 hours
In accordance therefore with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts as a Refusal Notice for the Whole of this request under Section 17(5) A public authority which, in relation to any request for information, is relying on a claim that section 12 or section 14 applies must, within the time for complying with section 1(1), give the applicant a notice stating that fact.
You may wish to refine and resubmit your request so that it reduces the time shown above to fall within the 18 hours, should you require any further advice in relation to this matter please don’t hesitate to contact the Freedom of Information Unit. Please also be advised that should the request be refined, it does not remove the public authorities right to cite exemptions if relevant.
Although excess cost removes the forces obligations under the Freedom of Information Act to provide any further information, as a gesture of goodwill, I have provided information, relative to question Q1 - Q3 of your request which has been easily retrievable and outlined below. I trust this is helpful, but it does not affect our legal right to rely on the fees regulations for the remainder of your request.
Response Q1
2023 –
Total applications = 504
Breakdown…
RTA – 251
RTK – 253
2024 –
Total applications = 789
Breakdown…
RTA – 419
RTK – 370
2025 –
Total applications = 1200
Breakdown…
RTA – 652
RTK – 548
Response Q2
2023 –
Total disclosures = 221
Total non-disclosures = 128
Total didn’t meet threshold or not progressed = 48
Please note: There is no clear information recorded on 107 records. Exact detail lost during Record Management System transition.
2024 –
Total disclosures = 336
Total non-disclosures = 325
Total didn’t meet threshold or not progressed = 128
2025 –
Total disclosures = 459
Total non-disclosures = 518
Total didn’t meet threshold or not progressed = 222
x 1 remains outstanding
Response Q3
1) Primary offence - has a protection from harassment order against him to protect a previous partner.
NFS and assault
2) Primary offence – TTK
TTK, battery and criminal damage.
3) Primary offence – stalking
Stalking, NFS, assault, criminal damage and affray.
4) Primary offence – harassment
Harassment, robbery, assault, TTK and NFS.
5) Primary offence – GBH
GBH, assault, criminal damage and possession of a bladed article.
6) Primary offence – TTK
TTK, assault and harassment
7) Primary offence – exposure
Exposure, criminal damage and assault.
8) Primary offence – assault
Assault and robbery
9) Primary offence – rape
Rape, ABH, sexual assault, ABH and harassment
10) Primary offence – harassment
Harassment, assault and public order
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 16/04/2026)
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