New law to come out of domestic violence report
Saskatchewan will be introducing Clare’s Law to allow people to go to the police to find out if a current partner has a history of domestic violence.
This is one of the recommendations contained in a report from Saskatchewan’s Domestic Violence Death Review Panel.
Started in the summer of 2016, the panel looked in-depth at six specific murder cases related to domestic violence. It was done because the province has the highest rates of domestic violence in Canada. The report also recommended that all deaths related to domestic violence may be subject to a review.
“I thank the members of the Domestic Violence Death Review Panel for their hard work over the last two years,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said. “Their findings will now serve as the cornerstone of our efforts to reduce domestic violence in Saskatchewan.”