Police forces have a statutory obligation to share Operation Encompass notifications with schools.

On 24 May 2024 Royal Assent was granted to The Victims and Prisoners Act.

The new Act placed Operation Encompass into Law and puts a statutory obligation on police forces to share Operation Encompass notifications with schools.

In the House of Lords Earl Howe stated: “By enshrining the scheme in law, we can ensure that it is consistently applied across all forces. This will help improve early intervention and enable the most vulnerable children to be safeguarded from the harms of domestic abuse.”

This means that all police forces have a statutory obligation to share Operation Encompass notifications with schools. To read the full impact report click the link below –

OE_Impact_Report_2024_May_Update.pdf (operationencompass.org)