Thousands of people in Scotland have been given disclosures about their partner’s abusive past as part of a scheme to tackle domestic abuse.

Police Scotland launched the Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse Scotland (DSDAS) on October 1, 2015, to enable anyone with concerns about the history of their partner, or the partner of someone they know, to apply for a disclosure.

Since its introduction, 35,847 applications have been submitted to the scheme, and 19,867 disclosures have been given out.

DS Adam Brown said DSDAS is a vital preventative tool to tackle domestic violence, and allows individuals to find out if their partner has a history of abusive behaviour.

‘The introduction of DSDAS has made significant changes and improvements to the violence against women landscape,’ he said.

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