Guidance

Domestic violence disclosure scheme: guidance

• From: Home Office
• Part of: Violence against women and girls
• Published: 16 July 2012
• Last updated: 7 December 2016, see all updates

Guidance which has been developed to support the implementation of the domestic violence disclosure scheme.

Documents

Domestic violence disclosure scheme guidance

PDF, 355KB, 54 pages

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Details

This guidance provides information about:

• checks to be completed
• a set of minimum standards of information to be obtained from the applicant
• suggested forms of wording for communicating outcomes at each stage of the disclosure scheme process
• recommended minimum levels of knowledge and experience required by practitioners to discharge functions within the disclosure scheme effectively

Document information

Published: 16 July 2012

Updated: 7 December 2016

+ full page history

1. 7 December 2016 Updated guidance published.
2. 16 July 2012 First published.

From: Home Office

Part of: Violence against women and girls