Clare’s Law, aimed at protecting women from violent abuse by their partners, will be rolled out across the country.
A pilot scheme to protect women from violent partners, known as Clare’s Law, is to be rolled out nationwide. Theresa May, the UK Home Secretary, is expected to announce the full implementation of the law which forces police to disclose details of a person’s violent past if their partner requests it. It has been piloted in Greater Manchester, Wiltshire, Nottinghamshire and Gwent since September 2012.
Due to the success of the trials, which has seen 400 women given information, the scheme will be rolled out across England and Wales in March. The legislation is named after Clare Wood, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend George Appleton in 2009.
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