Cambridgeshire police to host domestic violence Q&A on Facebook

There is help for you if you are subject to violence in your home

At 5.45pm safeguarding experts will once again be on hand to answer domestic abuse related questions from members of the public.

The panel will include a representative from police, Cambridgeshire County Council’s Adult and Child Social Care, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership.

The public will have the opportunity to post their questions on the Facebook wall and receive live time answers and advice from the panel. Additionally, people will also have the option of sending a private message if they wish to remain anonymous.

The focus of this session will be on the Clare’s Law Disclosure Scheme which allows individuals to ask for information held on a person in relation to domestic abuse offences and convictions.

The aim of the scheme is to share this information confidentially in a bid to safeguard applicants who may be at risk of harm from those who have a history of domestic abuse offending.

The public will also be invited to ask any other domestic abuse related questions they have.

Detective Sergeant Mark Little said: “The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme is named after Clare Wood who was sadly murdered in Salford in 2009 by her ex-boyfriend who had a history of violence against women.

“The Clare’s Law scheme aims to make applicants aware of individuals’ previous domestic abuse history in a bid to safeguard them from any future abuse themselves.

“We know that this scheme can be a great help to those who may have concerns about their partners’ past and fear they may be a potential victim of abuse.

“Preventing and tackling domestic abuse is so important to us so we really encourage anyone to tune in if they think the Q&A would be of benefit to them or someone they know.

“Whether you’re a victim or concerned family, friend or neighbour. We will be on hand to offer specialist advice and we hope we can help as many of you as possible.

“We look forward to hearing from you.”

Top tips and advice will also be posted throughout the hour-long session and all members of the public are encouraged to get involved to have their questions answered.