Domestic violence law widens
'Clare's Law', which aims to protect women from domestic violence, is to be rolled out nationwide after a successful pilot in four parts of the country, the Government will announce today.
Claire's Law to be rolled out nationwide
Every woman in England and Wales is to be given the right to be told if their partner has a history of domestic violence.
In a pilot scheme - named Claire's Law - almost 400 people asked police if they held any relevant information about their partners. And, in nearly a third of those cases, they did.
ITV News Correspondent Damon Green reports:
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