#ForHolly: What is Clare’s Law?

“Her vibrant spirit and infectious laughter filled our lives with joy, she was truly special.” 

This is Holly. These are the words of her mum, Annette.

The man who took her life, her abuser, is serving a minimum term of 20 years for her murder. But this release is not about him and we will not have his name appear alongside hers. This is about Holly.

There is no justice for a family broken by grief. Yet out of this suffering, Holly’s mum, Annette, has come forward to work with us and the Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Specialist Service, to raise awareness of the help and support.

Today, we want to talk about Clare’s Law. This is also known as the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme.

How it works: You can ask for yourself, or someone you are concerned for, if we hold information that may indicate a risk of domestic abuse.

Clare’s Law enables the police to give information about a partner, or ex-partner’s, previous history of abusive or violent offending. Information is only given to the person at risk, but anyone can ask. If you are a worried that a relative or friend could be at risk of domestic abuse, you can make a Clare’s Law application on their behalf.

Annette urged, “Let’s make domestic abuse everyone’s business. For Holly’s sake.”

Request information under Clare’s Law here.  

This release is part of our campaign #ForHolly in which we, together with Holly’s mum, Annette Bramley, and the Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Specialist Service (LDASS), are aiming to raise awareness and promote help and support for domestic abuse.