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Get a copy of a police caution for domestic abuse

Use this letter to get evidence a partner has been cautioned by police for domestic abuse against you, if you're applying for legal aid.

• From: Legal Aid Agency
• Published: 31 July 2025

Applies to England and Wales

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Sample letter to get evidence of a police caution for domestic abuse

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To get a copy of the police caution, you should:

• check the caution is for a domestic abuse offence
• fill in as much as you can of the sample letter
• send it to the Data Protection Officer at the police force that gave the caution

You may have to pay a charge for your copy.

You can use this as evidence if you’re applying for legal aid to divorce or separate from an abusive partner.

The caution must be for one of these domestic abuse offences.

If you’re using a lawyer, they will be able to help you.

Published 31 July 2025