Is there enough support for domestic violence victims?: The Stats

Clare's Law was introduced in 2014 following the murder of Clare Wood in Salford. The ruling allows those in fear of domestic violence to ask the police to disclose information on their partner - such as their history of violence.

The BBC revealed today that on average across England and Wales 43% of requests are granted. Of 8,490 requests across the country, only 3,612 are given any data.

The national average for England and Wales is 43%, with 3,612 requests granted from 8,490 requests.

The best performing constabularies included Cumbria, with 96%, South Wales with 71% and Cleveland with 68% whereas the worst included Essex and Northumbria both at 9% and Bedfordshire at 7%.

As for domestic violence refuges in the UK, there are currently only 19 organisations that offer safe places for male victims. In this places, there is a grand total of 78 spaces, and only 20 of those are dedicated solely to male victims (the rest are mixed-gender spaces).

The Mankind Initiative provided these statistics from 2014-15.

500,000 men and 1.1 million women experienced partner abuse in the space of a year, and 19 men died at the hands of their partner or ex, compared to 81 women.

Male victims are over twice as likely as women not to tell anyone about the partner abuse they suffer from, only 23% will tell an 'official' compared to 43% of women.

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