'Clare's Law' scheme launches to tackle domestic violence
Trials of Clare's Law will begin today where women will have the right to ask police whether a new boyfriend has a history of domestic violence.
Under the inititative police and other agencies will be able to carry out checks and warn women if they are at risk.
The year-long trials will be held in Greater Manchester, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire and Gwent.
The scheme is dubbed Clare's Law, after a woman murdered by a former partner.
Clare Wood, from Salford, Greater Manchester, was murdered in 2009 by a former boyfriend with a violent background.