There are no global figures for Clare’s Law (the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme), because it is not an international programme. The scheme originated in England and Wales and has since been adopted in different forms in Scotland, Northern Ireland, parts of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, but there is no worldwide databasecollecting comparable statistics. Each jurisdiction publishes data independently, if at all.

For England and Wales, the most recent national figures (year ending March 2024) are:

Application Type	Applications	Disclosures	Disclosure Rate
Right to Know	19,934	9,057	45%
Right to Ask	38,678	15,448	40%

These figures show a substantial increase in use compared with the year ending March 2020, when there were 8,591 Right to Know applications and 11,556 Right to Ask applications. 

Clare’s Law (Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme) continues to play an important role in protecting potential victims. In England and Wales, during the year ending March 2024, police received 19,934 ‘Right to Know’ applications, resulting in 9,057 disclosures (45%), and 38,678 ‘Right to Ask’ applications, resulting in 15,448 disclosures (40%). This represents a significant increase in public awareness and use of the scheme compared with previous years.