GMP make over 500 domestic abuse arrests in dedicated week of action across the Greater Manchester

A dedicated week of action has seen police make over 500 arrests for domestic abuse offences.

Between 24 and 31 March, Greater Manchester Police conducted a number of arrests and worked with partners to tackle perpetrators, and support victims and survivors of abuse.

Domestic abuse counts for around one fifth of all reported crime, with every call relating to someone affected by these issues in one way or another.

The week of action saw 510 arrests made across the 10 boroughs, 20 checks completed for domestic violence protection notices, and 10 people provided with Clare’s Law disclosures.

Clare's Law – also known as the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme – encourages anyone with concerns about their current or ex-partner to use their ‘right to ask’ to check whether they have a history of domestic abuse.

If police checks show that the partner or ex-partner has a record of abusive behaviour or there is other information to indicate the applicant may be at risk, a multi-agency decision will be taken on what information should be shared.

Officers from across the force, including specialist officers, conducted a number of arrests of prolific offenders and wanted suspects, as well as a number of Domestic Violence Disclosures, victim welfare visits and community sessions.

A number of suspects breached bail conditions and Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs) and were taken to court as a result.

Detective Superintendent Jamie Daniels, GMP’s Force Lead for Domestic Abuse said: “Greater Manchester Police now record over 400 extra crimes per month and is now averaging nearly 1,500 monthly domestic abuse arrests.

“Reports of domestic abuse crime have significantly risen, GMP has seen its outcome rate climb to 10%, and like-for-like has seen over 1,800 additional offences solved in the rolling year, directly translating into greater justice for victims and survivors.

“These are huge improvements, but we are not pretending this is good enough and know more must be done to fight domestic abuse, raise standards, and improve trust and confidence in policing.

“We are committed to four key aims that range from improving our service delivery and bringing even more perpetrators to justice, through to reducing repeat victimisation and improving confidence in reporting.

“Over the last week, you may have seen our officers out in our communities and on social media, conducting arrests for domestic abuse offences across all areas of Greater Manchester. Our local and specialist teams have come together to very clearly demonstrate that we will not tolerate domestic abuse and we will robustly tackle it wherever we see it.

“From our week of action across the force, we have successfully made 104 arrests from our targeted week of action and a further 406 arrests from GMP’s normal operational work totalling 510 domestic abuse related arrests in just one week (24-31 March 2023).

“Across Greater Manchester, our neighbourhood officers have been working with local partner agencies and support services to increase domestic abuse awareness and most importantly, do all we can to ensure that domestic abuse victims and survivors are supported and protected.

“This week has been a great success, however our work against domestic abuse does not by any means stop here. We are determined to further improve how we tackle domestic abuse, and I am delighted that GMP has been chosen as a future pilot site for Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DVPOs).

“I know that this powerful tool will only be complimented by our commitment to ensuring that every district has dedicated domestic abuse team - specialising our response to better meet the needs of victims and survivors who need our help, often in the most desperate and difficult of times.”

If you’re experiencing domestic abuse, you are not alone, and GMP can support you. You can report any crime by calling 101 or report online using the report tool at www.gmp.police.uk

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 999.

If you do not wish to speak to the police, you can still find support organisations here.