Clare’s law gives women right to know partner’s history

A father whose daughter was murdered by an ex-boyfriend with a secret violent past said he was “absolutely delighted” women across the country have now been given the “right to know” their partner’s history.

The scheme, known as Clare’s Law is named after Clare Wood, 36, who was strangled and set on fire by her ex-boyfriend George Appleton at her home in Salford, Greater Manchester.

Clare’s Law gives women for the first time the right to know if a partner has a history of domestic violence and is being rolled out to police forces across England and Wales following a successful pilot scheme.