Strengthen Clare’s Law to better protect victims of domestic abuse

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Review and strengthen Clare’s Law so people are better protected from domestic abusers. Improve awareness of the scheme and consider ways to ensure individuals are informed if a partner has a known history of domestic abuse, violence stalking or coercive control.

Domestic abuse affects millions of people every year. In England and Wales around 3.8 million people experienced domestic abuse in the last year alone. Many victims only discover a partner’s history of abuse after serious harm has already occurred. The Government should review whether stronger safeguards are needed, including whether police should be able to proactively warn potential partners about repeat domestic abuse offenders.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you would like to strengthen protections from domestic abusers but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

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Timeline

10 Mar 2026	Petition opened for signatures
10 Apr 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Apr 2026

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