Statutory guidance

Information sharing duty: Operation Encompass

Statutory guidance for police in England and Wales on notifying a child's education establishment following a domestic abuse incident.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 7 November 2025

Applies to England and Wales

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Duty on police forces in England and Wales to notify education establishments of domestic abuse incidents: Operation Encompass (accessible)

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Duty on police forces in England and Wales to notify education establishments of domestic abuse incidents: Operation Encompass

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Dyletswydd ar heddluoedd yng Nghymru a Lloegr i hysbysu sefydliadau addysg am ddigwyddiadau cam-drin domestig: Ymgyrch Encompass (Welsh, accessible)

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Dyletswydd ar heddluoedd yng Nghymru a Lloegr i hysbysu sefydliadau addysg am ddigwyddiadau cam-drin domestig: Ymgyrch Encompass (Welsh)

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This guidance sets out the legal duty on police forces in England and Wales to notify a child’s educational setting, such as their school or college, where they have attended a domestic abuse incident in that child’s home.

This includes all children connected to the household, regardless of whether they were present at the time of the incident.

This duty is known as the Operation Encompass scheme.

The guidance includes:

• the legislative requirements that apply to police forces in England and Wales
• how to make Operation Encompass notifications, including recommended practice
• a toolkit of resources

This guidance is for policing but should also be read by educational establishments and local authorities.

Published 7 November 2025