A blundering police force disclosed the home address of a domestic abuse victim to the alleged perpetrator, it has emerged.
Staffordshire Police included the sensitive details in a Domestic Violence Protection Notice (DVPN), an emergency measure intended to protect victims from violent attacks.
The alleged abuser had not been aware of the victim’s address until being handed the document by police as they were released from jail, a watchdog said.
The force has now been reprimanded by the official privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
The victim had previously moved home on several occasions to escape the alleged abuse and the blunder caused
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