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divdiv class=story-body readability=18 span class=story-date#13; span class=date24 November 2013/span#13;span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time23:35 ET/span#13; #13;/span#13;#13; #13;#13;#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1Clare's Law, which enables women to check the police record of a new boyfriend, will be expanded to cover all of England and Wales. /p#13; pIt has been piloted in Greater Manchester, Wiltshire, Nottinghamshire and Gwent since September 2012. /p#13; pThe policy is named after Clare Wood, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend George Appleton at her Salford home in February 2009. /p#13; pShe was unaware of his history of violence against women./p#13; pThe law is expected to take effect across England and Wales in March./p#13; span class=cross-head'Escape if necessary'/span#13; pHome Secretary Theresa May, who will give a statement in the House of Commons later, told a href=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/the Sun/a there had been considerable confusion up until now about what police could tell women about a man's violent past./p#13; pClare's Law provides people with the information they need to escape an abusive situation before it ends in tragedy, she said./p#13; pThe national scheme will ensure that more people can make informed decisions about their relationship and escape if necessary./p#13; pThis is an important step towards ensuring we do better by women like Clare Wood in the future./p#13; pMrs May said 88 women were killed by their partners last year./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center