Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) police and (b) independent schools can share data in relation to (i) Operation Encompass and (ii) the implementation of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.

The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 introduced a duty on all 43 police forces to make Operation Encompass notifications to schools after attending a domestic abuse incident in a child’s home before the start of the next school day.

The Home Office is currently planning the commencement of the duty. This will include considering what guidance or training police forces may require to ensure a consistent approach with all schools.