A police researcher who failed to examine Clare's Law applications on people suspected of domestic violence – leaving women at risk of physical and emotional abuse - has been barred from policing by a disciplinary panel.Gavin Hudson, 40, inadequately researched requests for information on potential abusers, telling some applicants there was nothing on file about their partners without checking any police systems.Some women went on to suffer emotional and violent abuse – while one such victim ended up being repeatedly stabbed by her ex-partner. The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme(DVDS), also known as 'Clare's Law' enables the police to disclose information to a victim or potential victim of domestic abuse about their partner's or ex-partner's previous abusive or violent offending.But the police watchdog today said Hudson's failures resulted in some women being denied access to information that would have revealed their partners had abusive pasts. Following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), a Police Staff Disciplinary Hearing has now concluded Hudson breached police standards of professional behaviour in relation to honesty and integrity, instructions, work and responsibilities and discreditable conduct. A total of seven allegations were upheld against the former Wiltshire Police staff member - with six findings of Gross Misconduct. Hudson will now be barred from working in a policing organisation again. The disciplinary panel at Wiltshire Police headquarters in Devizes ruled on Wednesday that Hudson would have been dismissed without notice had he not already resigned from the force. Gavin Hudson inadequately researched requests for information on potential abusers, the police watchdog saidThe IOPC found Hudson inadequately researched requests for information on potential abusers, telling some applicants there was nothing on file about their partners without checking any police systems. An investigation into Wiltshire Police's handling of Clare's law cases began in September 2023 after a referral to the watchdog from the force highlighted concerns about Hudson.Hudson was suspended the same month and between then and April 2024, WIltshire Police referred a total of ten Clare's Law applications, plus three linked complaints, to the IOPC for scrutiny. The force reviewed 3,778 Clare's Law applications submitted between 2015, when Hudson began working as a domestic abuse support team researcher, and August 2023. A total of 33 failures were identified as part of this eight-month review. But in December 2023, just three months after the IOPC investigation into Hudson began, a man with a history of domestic abuse relating to former partners savagely attacked his ex-girlfriend after their break-up.The Daily Mail understands that Martin Cundliffe, 62, had been the subject of a Clare's Law application made on his partner's behalf in July 2022. It should have revealed he had a marker for domestic violence against his name - but but Hudson failed to uncover the information. Martin Cunliffe, from Calne, Wiltshire,was jailed for 21 years for attempted murder after a court heard how his victim suffered significant blood loss and some injuries required reconstructive surgeryCundliffe, from Calne, Wiltshire, was jailed for 21 years in July 2024 after being convicted of attempted murder. It emerged today that Hudson resigned from Wiltshire Police the same month.In another DVDS application from 2022, Hudson failed to identify the subject's Police National Computer record contained details of a domestic assault on a previous partner. He closed the application without any further action. Investigators also uncovered instances where Hudson sent out No Further Action letters to applicants without asking his supervisor to review the applications. IOPC Director Derrick Campbell today said: 'Hudson did not follow Home Office guidance, and left several women unaware of the potential danger their partners presented to them.'His dereliction of duty had real consequences as some of the women later suffered domestic abuse. We've listened to the victims to hear their stories and understand how they were affected. 'Many of them said they would have ended their relationships had the information on their partners been disclosed to them. Wiltshire Police headquarters in Devizes, where the disciplinary hearing took place'Hudson's actions will have undermined public confidence in the effectiveness of Wiltshire Police's DVDS processes. 'However, we acknowledge that on discovering process failures, the force conducted a thorough review of more than 3,000 DVDS applications for reassurance and dip sampled many cases dealt with by Hudson.'Hudson worked in Wiltshire Police's Control Room and Contact Centre before moving to a research role with a domestic abuse support team in 2015.The IOPC investigation revealed Hudson skipped through online training courses designed to prepare him for his domestic abuse research position - with some mandatory courses 'completed' in a matter of seconds. Investigators concluded it was not feasible for him to have fully digested important information.Mr Campbell urged all police forces to remind staff and officers of their responsibilities around Clare's Law and to ensure training plans were in place.He added: 'We know some police forces are more proactive than others in disclosing information about potentially dangerous partners. Guidance was issued to all forces in 2021 to share best practice and help form a consistent approach.'Wiltshire Chief Constable Catherine Roper said her force had failed in its 'primary duty to protect people from harm, and I cannot overemphasise the depth of the apology I issued when we first found out about these critical service failures.'She added: 'The critical service failures, including those of Gavin Hudson, resulted in at least three women being subsequently harmed. 'Had we provided them with the right information, this might have been prevented. 'Gavin Hudson's dereliction of duty has no doubt undermined the trust and confidence our communities have in our safeguarding processes, and I understand that.'We have changed our leadership in this area of our organisation and now have more intrusive supervision of this process.'We will ensure ongoing organisational improvements will be made as a result of the learning from these serious failures.'The DVDS was named after mum Clare Wood, 36, who was murdered and set on fire in 2009 by her ex-boyfriend George Appleton 9 in Greater Manchester. He had a history of violence of which Wood was unaware. It was introduced in England and Wales in 2014.In the year ending March 2024, there were 58,612 applications in England and Wales - four times as many applications than in 2018-19 when there were 13,748.Police forces can also proactively reach out to people to disclose information about their partners – called the Right to Know – without the need for an application.