An advertising campaign is launched to tackle domestic violence, which will also focus on the gay and transgender community for the first time.

The Metropolitan Police want to stress they will seek out abusive partners even if the victim does not make a statement.

Commander Steve Allen said: "The MPS is strongly committed to the prevention and detection of domestic violence incidents experienced by all victims, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.  Our objectives are to stop the violence whilst protecting victims and their children and to hold perpetrators accountable."

The posters will appear from Monday in men's toilets, locker rooms, in football programmes and the press.  And for the first time they will appear in gay and transgender bars and media.

Jo Todd, director of Respect, the UK Association for Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes and Associated Support Services, said: "We welcome the campaign, which sends uncompromising messages to perpetrators that the police will arrest them with or without a statement from their partner.

"Over the last few years the Metropolitan Police has improved its response to domestic violence considerably.

"While there is still much work to do, this campaign demonstrates its increasing commitment to holding perpetrators to account for their criminal behaviour in order to increase the safety of those affected by domestic violence - usually women and children.