MP calls for better use of Clares Law after just 11% of Merseyside requests granted Only around one in 10 women’s requests for information about their partners’ violent history is granted in Merseyside. Under Clare’s Law – named after 2009 murder victim Clare Wood – police forces can be asked to reveal domestic violence convictions to an offender’s new partner. But fresh figures show officers in some parts of the country are much more likely to provide this information than others. In Greater Manchester these disclosure requests are granted in more than 60% of cases while in Merseyside the figure is 11%. A leading MP says these statistics show police forces need to be given more guidance on how to use Clare’s Law. Former cabinet minister Hazel Blears, MP for Salford and Eccles where Miss Wood lived, said: “More than a third of those who have made an application have received information, which empowers them to make a potentially life-changing – or even life-saving – decision to end a relationship. “So it is clear the scheme has been of great assistance to hundreds of people already. “What these figures show, however, is that the likelihood of a disclosure being made varies enormously across the country, so while here in Greater Manchester it happens in more [...] liverpoolinnews/mp-calls-for-better-use-of-clares-law-after-just-11-of-merseyside-requests-granted/
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:02:48 +0000
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