Saskatchewan to let police release domestic violence records to people at risk
REGINA — Police in Saskatchewan could soon be allowed to release information about someone’s abusive past if they believe that person’s partner may be at risk.
Dubbed Clare’s Law, the proposed legislation is said to be the first of its kind in Canada and is aimed at reducing the province’s high domestic violence rates.
The legislation would allow a partner, friend or relative to request background information, but only the person potentially at risk would be allowed to see it.
An umbrella group of women’s shelters and support services says it has questions about what kind of information a person would be given.