Nearly 20,000 alerts sent in Scotland to tell people their partner has abusive past

Nearly 20,000 disclosures have been given out to tell people their partner has an abusive past under a scheme set up by Police Scotland .

The force said 19,867 alerts have been sent out since the Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse Scotland (DSDAS) launched on October 1, 2015.

The system aims 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 (55%) have been given.

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Anyone with concerns about their partner, or the partner of someone they know, can submit a DSDAS application via the Police Scotland web