Only one force in England and Wales says all its officers have received the recommended training and nine forces have not trained any

Millions of people in England and Wales are living in areas where police have received no specialist training in responding to domestic violence.

Data released under freedom of information laws reveals that nine police forces had not given any officers specialist domestic abuse training by the end of 2021, and that those which had, in most cases, had only trained small numbers.

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