By Canadian Press

Saskatchewan governments says RCMP declining to participate in Clare’s Law

Jun 22, 2020 | 11:17 AM

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says the RCMP has declined to participate in a new measure aimed at preventing people from becoming victims of domestic violence.

The province says legislation will come into force next week allowing police services to warn someone about a partner’s abusive past.

Partners will be able to request this information from police and officers will also be permitted to share it with someone they deem to be at risk.

But the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice says in a news release that the RCMP, which handles policing in most of rural Saskatchewan, won’t be participating.  

In a letter to the federal minister of public safety, Saskatchewan Justice Minister Don Morgan says the RCMP is citing an undisclosed legal opinion for its position and Morgan wants Ottawa to review that. 

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The Saskatchewan legislation is modelled after Clare’s Law in the United Kingdom, which was developed after Clare Wood was murdered by a partner who police knew had a violent record.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 22, 2020

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