FOI 458787
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 458787
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 10th February 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
- The total number of applications received under Clare's Law
- The total number of disclosures made under Clare's Law
(If the force records data by financial year or calendar year only, please provide the figures for the latest complete year available and specify the period covered.)
- If there are records you hold on the costs your force incurs in the application of Claire's Law please provide these.
Reply
West Mercia Police hold some of the information requested.
- The total number of applications received under Clare's Law
- The total number of disclosures made under Clare's Law
|
Number of DVDS applications shown type of application and finalisation type |
Calendar Year |
Grand Total |
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|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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|
Non-Crime Investigation - DV Disclosure Scheme – Right to Ask |
463 |
575 |
657 |
847 |
1296 |
1778 |
5616 |
|
Dealt with via alternative method |
20 |
28 |
29 |
20 |
30 |
38 |
165 |
|
Disclosure |
164 |
205 |
208 |
272 |
458 |
693 |
2000 |
|
Not progressed with |
279 |
339 |
420 |
555 |
808 |
1024 |
3425 |
|
Ongoing |
3 |
23 |
26 |
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|
Non-Crime Investigation - DV Disclosure Scheme – Right to Know |
225 |
236 |
205 |
223 |
303 |
396 |
1588 |
|
Dealt with via alternative method |
18 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
62 |
|
Disclosure |
140 |
126 |
111 |
101 |
130 |
184 |
792 |
|
Not progressed with |
67 |
97 |
88 |
116 |
167 |
186 |
721 |
|
Ongoing |
1 |
12 |
13 |
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|
Grand Total |
688 |
811 |
862 |
1070 |
1599 |
2174 |
7204 |
- If there are records you hold on the costs your force incurs in the application of Claire's Law please provide these.
No information is held regarding costs the force has incurred processing these applications.