Taken from the Ministry of Justices report:
"What is the most straightforward way for victims to evidence their domestic abuse that can
be easily verified by family legal aid providers/Legal Aid Agency?
not limited to:
- A letter from a domestic violence accredited solicitor, charity or domestic
violence support service.
- A victim’s sworn statement; self-referral to a domestic violence support
service; evidence of seeking support from a domestic violence support
service.
- Evidence of police involvement, such as callouts; reports; Police Information
Notices (or PIN notices)7
; warnings issued; crime reference numbers;
referrals to domestic violence support services.
The police sometimes issue warning notices - referred to as PIN notices - to individuals where there are
allegations of harassment. These notices (sometimes called Harassment Warning Notices or Early Harassment
Notices) are not covered by legislation, and don’t themselves constitute any kind of formal legal action. One
reason the police get people to sign these notices is to show in possible future legal proceedings that a suspect
was aware that their behaviour would count as harassment. This is important because the offence of harassment
occurs where there has been a “course of conduct” (not just one event); and the perpetrator knows or ought to
know that their conduct amounts to harassment.
- Anecdotal third party evidence, such as a sworn statement/witness
statement/a letter from relatives, friends, neighbours, school teachers or other
people in the victim’s social circle.
- Social media, such as text messages; emails; photos; diary entries of
harassment, threats or acts committed.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/719408/domestic-violence-legal-aid-research-report.pdf
Anyone with a few firing neurons could orchestrate that evidence. Maybe I am an outlier but it doesn't do much for my faith in the system when I read that.