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Women at risk because police forces miss Clare’s Law disclosure deadlines.

By nicole.renehan13328

This was the headline of an article published in The Observer on Sunday May 9th. It reports that a quarter of police forces fail to disclose information under Clare’s Law/ The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS), within the recommended 35 days. It expresses the view that bringing this initiative under statutory regulation will require police

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Sandra Walklate on ‘Clare’s Law; What’s in a name?’

By nicole.renehan13328 1 Comment on Sandra Walklate on ‘Clare’s Law; What’s in a name?’

Over the last thirty years it has become increasingly popular to name laws after a victim. This is often based on the presumption that it was the absence of such a law that contributed to their demise; if the law had been in place they would not have been victimized. Using victim’s names in this

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