Emily Fitzsimons

On average, one woman is killed by an abusive partner or ex every five days in England and Wales (Refuge). Clare’s Law, introduced in 2014, was intended to help prevent such tragedies, allowing Police to proactively disclose domestic violence history to victims potentially at risk. Yet while the law gave the Police new powers, officers’ capacity could inhibit efficient response to these requests - with siloed data across systems making proactively identifying safeguarding risks a challenge. Bedfordshire Police, in partnership with Palantir, has built a solution to address these challenges - harnessing AI and big data to transform their force’s safeguarding approach from reactive to proactive, enabling faster identification and safeguarding of those at risk. Emily Fitzsimons (Deployment Strategist, Palantir) alongside Bedfordshire Police will explore the challenges created for Police Public Protection Units by an increasingly complex data landscape - and how they're using latest technologies like AI to overcome them. Join us to see how we're transforming safeguarding to help reduce domestic violence by empowering potential victims with vital information before it's too late. Powered by Women in Data®