clare's law- individual campaign Flashcards
what happend to Clare Wood?
beaten, raped and murdered by George Appleton (ex boyfriend)
who had been harassing her
what was Clare unaware that George Appleton had done previosuly?
hisotry of convictions for violence against women
including a 5 year sentence for holding an ex girlfriend at knife point
what did Goerge Appleton do after killing Clare Woods?
ran away and was found hung
what did Clare’s father find out about her?
made several complaints to greater manchester police- about George threatening to rape and kill her and harasssing her
what did the greater manchester ppolice do in repsaonse to Clare making these several compalints to them?
no action was taken
Didn’t evn inform her of his past convictions
what did her father do in knowledge of thr information that she had made compalints to the police and recieved no support?
- gatehred evidence
- organised petitions
- won support from charrities, politicains, media
for law change
what happend to the law after Clare’s father campagining against how the police handled the situation?
introduced domestic violence disclosure scheme england and wales
- allowed public to ask aboput partner/ someone elses partner
- allowed police to disclose the information to a potential victim
whar are the stattics from Clare’s law?
7 0 0 0 requests made
40% garnted- 2800
differsa in police forces
Cumbria police- 96%
Bedfordshire- 7%
’ justice by geography’
