My critique of Clare’s Law

By Steve Benmor ( October 31, 2025, 2:34 PM EDT) -- Clare’s Law is a policy developed to notify a person if their current or ex-partner has any previous history of domestic violence or abusive behaviour. The scheme was named after Clare Wood, a British woman who was murdered by her abusive ex-boyfriend in 2009. It was formally rolled out in England and Wales in 2014. Devastated by her death, Wood’s family fought for change, so others would not face the same fate and would have access to the information she never did....