Violent Partner and I finally retaliated.........

[seastar46]

My ex partner (male) broke my arm twice, on having the cast removed after the second time, he collected me from train station 1 wk later (I was working away) and we went to the pub for a drink, he started his nonsense again, and tried to twist my arm and snap it again. I retailiated with a reaction with my other hand which had a glass in it. He had a tiny little nick, he had me arrested and the charges were dropped by him. I split up from him after this, about a yr ago, had DNA done when it happened, no charges, I remained silent on the advice of my solicitor. He had been arrested prior to this but charges were dropped also, as it was my word against his he said I fell down the stairs....what a laff! My question is how long does this stay on my record and who has or can get access for the information. can your average pc plod just access it? Can any member of the public, I am dating a new guy and his brother is a pc and I am worried he may find out. I know I shouldn't have retaliated but having had it snapped twice already the pain was just too much, and after all the violence and abuse I had had enough.

[Redrum]

Been in a very similar situation myself! You acted in self defence, simple. However, at the end of the day and this really sticks in my throat, there were no witnesses so time and time again, each time he attacks you and you call the police, its your word against his no matter what injuries were sustained. Thank goodness you had the guts to leave this evil monster, just because you were arrested does not mean you have a criminal record, were you charged with assault ? It is procedure for them to take DNA and finger prints these days but i cant answer what happens to this data....or how long it is kept. Sounds like you had a rough ride honey. Best of luck and happiness for your future.

[uncle-plant]

Well you have a nice friendly name spelt backwards redrum

[whifffey]

Well spotted uncle plant!! Jolly helpful to the poster as well! My goodness you are a hero and I expect the whole country is experiencing loose bowels at your hilarious answer. Keep them coming.

[Redrum]

There is always one....get me a needle and thread! To stitch my sides up with lol.......

[noway2]

what am I missing here?

[seastar46]

The police locked me up, Charges were dropped, and they got me a solicitor and he dropped the charges, that's all I know. I was released the same night...no bail just released and free, it was awful.
I still hate him now, and I find it very hard to trust anyone or get close to anyone.
I had him arrested the last time he punched me and whilst he was on bail I moved out of our home and kept it quiet so he didn't find out.
I am safe now in a rented house, going to take a long time to get over.

[Buenchico]

All searches on the Police National Computer are recorded and subject to auditing procedures, to check that the system is not misused. (There was a case in the press where a police sergeant illegally used the PNC to check whether his daughter's boyfriend had a criminal record. This was picked up by the audit process. He was thrown out of the police, charged, brought before the courts and sent to prison). So it's unlikely that anyone in the police will 'casually' come across any information about you.

The only time that the information might show up is if you apply for a job which requires a CRB check at 'enhanced' level. Under such circumstances a senior police officer can include any information which he (or she) regards as relevant to your employment application.

You have the legal right to view any information that your local police force have on file about you. (The only exception is where providing such information would prejudice an ongoing investigation). To do so you simply need to fill in a form, provide proof of your identity and pay a �10 fee.

You can probably find the relevant form by googling the following line (replacing 'xxxxx' with the name of your local police force, such as 'Metropolitan' or 'Suffolk'):
"xxxxx police" "subject access"

Chris

[Redrum]

Yup seastar, happened to me, i didnt attack him though, he just said i did (the WPC told me she couldnt see a mark on him!!)...when i was the one covered in bruises and cuts....they still put us both behind bars...for 13 hours! For nothing.

[seastar46]

thanks all so much.....that has put my mind at rest.....I don't want to be penalised for a reaction due to constantly being abused and tortured, cos that's what it was like.

I hope he has his come upance one day, what goes around comes around.

thanks very much.....and I hope this article may help anyone out there, there is life afterwards no matter how bad it may seem at the time, get out of it, be strong and get out! It'll never stop otherwise.

[paraffin]

Hi seastar:

You're well rid of the swine if that's how he treated you. My other half would have been on her toes years ago if I'd ever raised my fist at her let alone actually done anything.

Assuming that you're in England or Wales, your DNA could remain on file indefintely the way things stand at the moment.
In Scotland it would not have been retained under the circumstances you've described.

However, the Home Secretary recently announced that the DNA system, in layman's terms, will be reformed in the not too distant future to reduce the length of time, in most cases, that it can be held on file.

To use your language, yes, "your average pc plod" could theoretically access the fact that your DNA was taken. If, however, s/he cannot justify the reason(s) for doing so, they may commit criminal offences for which thay could be prosecuted.

It is, however, hypothetically possible for someone to innocently know about your DNA details, i.e. anyone with a knowledge of the law who knows you've been arrested? This is perhaps improbable, but still possible.

Hope this helps.

[lynseylouh]

The only people that can access your Police records are people that you give your consent to, for example, if you applied for a job that needed a criminal bereau check, you would have to sign a consent form for this,
In relation to your records, as far as i'm aware this incident will always remain on file. however, should your new blokes brother start accessing your records and disclosing info, then this is a breach of data protection and the pc could loose his job.