Police receive five requests a day under Clare’s law

Clare’s law was rolled out at the beginning of October and saw 109 disclosure requests between 1 and 21 October.

The scheme is colloquially named after 36-year old Clare Wood, who was killed in 2009 in Greater Manchester by a serial abuser whose past had been hidden from her.

Her death saw the start of a campaign for a change in the law, which has already been implemented in England and Wales.

In Scotland, a six-month pilot scheme was launched in Aberdeen and Ayrshire last November.

During the pilot, 40 per cent of all requests were granted.

In 2014/15 60,000 domestic incidents were reported in Scotland.

Deputy chief constable Rose Fitzpatrick said: “The first few weeks of the scheme have been very positive and it continues to highlight the everyday challenges we face in tackling domestic abuse in Scotland.

“In 2014/15, Police Scotland attended nearly 60,000 reports of domestic incidents - every nine minutes our officers will be attending a report of a domestic incident somewhere in Scotland.

“We will attend every reported domestic incident and carry out a full and thorough investigation but if we can prevent a person, female or male, becoming a victim of domestic abuse in the first place then we have taken a step in the right direction. The disclosure scheme helps us do this.

“Domestic abuse is complex and can affect anyone. Perpetrators of abuse are calculating and malevolent. They seek to coerce and control their victims through intimidation, isolation and violence.”

Ms Fitzpatrick added: “Police Scotland will not tolerate domestic abuse, it has to stop. There is no place for abusers to hide. We will pursue them, we will remove the risk they pose and we will bring them to justice and by working with our partners we will proactively seek to prevent them destroying the lives of their victims.”