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UK Women To Get Right To Check Police Records Of New Boyfriends
December 03, 2013 posted by Steve Brownstein
Women across the country are to have the right to find out if their boyfriend has a secret violent past.
Clare’s Law, which enables them to ask police for background checks that could reveal whether they are at risk of attack or abuse, will be extended nationally within months.
It also gives potential victims a ‘right to know’, which allows police to disclose sensitive information about a partner even if an individual has not asked for it.
The expansion of Clare’s Law nationally comes after a successful 14-month trial in Manchester, Gwent, Wiltshire and Nottingham during which 400 women were given sensitive information such as details of a partner’s criminal record or complaints about them.
