The Spanish police will inform the women about the past of their boyfriends.

The police decided to tell women if their partners were involved in cases of domestic violence in the past five years. Access to information will not be automatic - officers will have to assess the vulnerability of potential victims and the likelihood of being at risk of abuse after a complaint. An exception will be made only for women whose data is in the VioGen database of victims of gender-based violence - they will find out about their boyfriend's past right away.