Nearly 12,000 disclosures regarding domestic abuse have been made since Police Scotland launched a scheme eight years ago.
The Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse in Scotland has received more than 20,005 requests, including from relatives, friends, colleagues and neighbours of people perceived to be at risk.
It takes about 45 days to process an application, with the intention that people are given an opportunity to end a relationship, or make an informed choice on whether to continue with it.Detective Superintendent Gillian Faulds, Police Scotland’s head of domestic abuse, said: “Abusers manipulate and control their victims.
“The Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse Scotland helps someone at risk of abuse consider their circumstances and make an informed choice about the future of that relationship.“Under the right to ask, people who think their partner may have an abusive past, or their family and friends have concerns, are able to submit an application.
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