My name is Jodie.
Laura was my sister.
Ella was my niece. She was 11 years old.

They should still be here.

They were murdered by a known high-risk domestic abuser.
This was preventable.

My sister and my 11-year-old niece were murdered in 2018 by a known high-risk domestic 
abuser. 

A man who stalked her after she ended the relationship. 

This was preventable.

 
They were let down. 

And my family now lives every single day knowing this could have been prevented. 
There should be a duty of care to protect the public. 

And that means one thing: 
Dangerous high-risk domestic abusers and stalkers must be tracked. 
Just as we track sex offenders, we must track high-risk domestic abusers and stalkers. 

Not sometimes. 

Not depending on postcode. 

Not left to discretion. 

Tracked. Managed. Flagged. 

The UK already has systems designed to manage high-risk offenders—through 
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements. 
But high-risk domestic abusers and stalkers are not consistently or mandatorily included. 

That is the gap. 

That is the failure. 

VISOR has evolved into the MAPPS database.This was a campaign win. 

But: 

We now have the system — what we don’t have is the mandate to use it properly. 

Police still do not have the right information at the right time. 

Officers report fragmented systems and missed intelligence. 

Some are leaving because they cannot do their jobs effectively. 

This is not a failure of individuals — it is a failure of system design. 

That is why we are calling for a statutory national register and database for high-risk 
domestic abusers and stalkers, with mandatory inclusion under MAPPA/MAPPS. 

Because perpetrators do not stop. 

They escalate. 
They move between victims. 
And without a national system, those patterns are missed. 

Since we have just had National Stalking Awareness Week in the UK, we need to be clear about what stalking really 
is—and how quickly it can escalate. 

LAURA WAS DONE. 
He had cheated on her. 
He had abused her. 
She wanted to be free. 
She tried to end the relationship calmly. 
She was amicable. 
She said the children could still see him. 
She just wanted it to end. 
But he would not let that happen. 

WHEN LAURA LEFT, THE ABUSE DID NOT STOP. 

IT ESCALATED. 

He followed her. 
He messaged her constantly. 
He would not leave her alone.He controlled where she went. 
He turned up uninvited. 
On one occasion, he locked her inside the house and refused to let her own family in to get 
her out. 

THIS IS STALKING. 

It is not harmless. 
It is not “just messages.” 
It is a pattern of behaviour that signals serious risk. 
And the most dangerous time is often when a relationship ends. 

THIS IS WHEN WE MUST PAY ATTENTION. 

We must recognise the warning signs. 
We must understand the risk. . 
Because awareness alone is not enough. 
Action saves lives. 

THIS IS WHERE THE SYSTEM FAILED. 

His violent history was known. 
Only where we sat in court we found out had to listen to it in full. 
He had previously violently attacked a partner and her mother—in front of her children. 
For that, he was given a two-year suspended sentence. 
A green light to go on and enter another relationship. 

Sit with that for a minute. 

The police had information. 
We  do have a system designed to help protect women — Claire’s Law (the Domestic 
Violence Disclosure Scheme). 

And it is important to say: 
this is a positive step forward. 

When used effectively, with the right police engagement and timely disclosure, it can give 
women critical information to make decisions about their safety. 

I have seen cases where it has worked well. 
But the reality is — it is not strong enough. 

It is not consistent. 

It is not mandatory. 
And it still places the burden on the victim. 

Laura asked for Claire’s Law. 
She was denied. 

To this day, we have never been given clear reasons why. 
And that raises a fundamental question: 

Why should a woman have to ask for information that could save her life? 
Why should she have to investigate her own safety? 

By the time someone feels the need to apply, the risk is already there. 
And even then: 
● Requests can be refused 
● Information may be incomplete 
● Decisions vary between police forces 
● There is no guarantee of full transparency 

This creates a postcode lottery of safety. 
Claire’s Law is reactive. 

It depends on: 
● A victim recognising risk 
● A victim asking the right questions 
● A system deciding whether to share information 

But there was no national system to join the dots. 
No automatic flagging. 
No structured monitoring of a high-risk perpetrator. 

HAD A NATIONAL REGISTER AND DATABASE BEEN IN PLACE: 

He would have been identified as a dangerous high-risk domestic abuser. 
There would have been full visibility of his history. 
Mandatory MAPPA management would have been activated. 
Safeguarding would have been in place.Ella would never have been in that house. 

AND WE HAVE TO ASK: 

If his violence was known— 
why was he allowed anywhere near children? 

We are starting to see stronger recognition of the need to protect children from abuse. 

But we must also track and manage the perpetrators who create that risk—across 
relationships, across families, across time. 

THIS IS NOT A ONE-OFF. 
THIS IS A PATTERN. 

And without a national system, those patterns remain hidden. 
WHEN PATTERNS ARE HIDDEN—LIVES ARE LOST. 

THIS PETITION IS ABOUT PREVENTION. 
Not after. 
Before. 

PLEASE STAND WITH US. 

Sign the petition. 
Share it. 

Demand a national register and mandatory MAPPA inclusion for dangerous high-risk 
domestic abusers and stalkers. 
Because without action, nothing changes. 
And without change, lives will continue to be lost. 

For Laura. 
For Ella. 
For every woman and child who deserves to be safe. --- 

WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR 
1. Statutory inclusion of high-risk domestic abusers and stalkers in MAPPA/MAPPS 
2. A national mandatory framework 
3. Better use of data to identify patterns ---

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO 
1. Sign and share this petition 
2. Write to your MP (template below) 
3. Support via GoFundMe: 
Justice for Victims of Serial Domestic Abusers and Stalkers 

MP TEMPLATE 

Subject: High-Risk Domestic Abuse Perpetrators 

Dear [MP Name], 

I am writing to raise concerns about the lack of mandatory management of high-risk 
domestic abuse perpetrators. 

Despite systems such as MAPPA/MAPPS, there is no consistent national framework 
requiring inclusion. 

This leaves dangerous gaps where perpetrators are not properly identified, tracked, or 
managed. 

I ask you to support: 
1. Mandatory inclusion in MAPPA/MAPPS 
2. A national framework 
3. Better use of data 

This is about prevention. 

Yours sincerely,