Wife-beaters 'may have to register'

Reported by teletext on Sunday, 15 November 2009 (on November 15, 2009)

Serial wife-beaters could be forced to register with police under new proposals by senior officers.Men who repeatedly abuse women face having their movements and activities tracked under plans to combat domestic violence.Vulnerable women and girls may also be given a "right to know" about persistent offenders if police feel they are at risk.The moves are among several recommendations expected to be unveiled by Wiltshire Chief Constable Brian Moore on Monday.He was asked to review powers held by police and the courts for dealing with domestic violence offenders by former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.Mr Moore will call for a change in the law to permit the registration and tracking of wife-beaters by police. But he will stop short of supporting a separate register, similar to measures that track paedophiles, rapists and other sex offenders.The senior officer, national lead on tackling domestic violence at the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), will also call for the creation of a new criminal offence.Senior officers want to charge abusers who repeatedly physically and psychologically torment women after evidence emerges of a "course of conduct". They believe this could put offenders in the dock who may currently avoid prosecution through being responsible for a string of less substantial crimes.Other measures will focus on making witness statements immediately available, the creation of specialist protection orders and widening the use of conditional cautioning.Mr Moore was asked to look at what more could be done to control violent criminals who often move between relationships and prove difficult to bring to justice. His report was part of a wider review that included the creation of an advisory group to look at how schools can combat domestic violence and an inquiry into the increasing sexualisation of teenage girls.

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