Making it possible for women who are trapped in relationships with abusive men to access information about previous charges or convictions against him for similar offences, along with support to help them leave the relationship safely when they wish to do so, seems like such an obvious thing to do.
That we don’t do this as a matter of course is another example of the ways our legal system acts to protect perpetrators of violence at the expense of the women & kids they target. #DomesticViolence
‘Best that exists globally’: South Australia’s domestic violence disclosure scheme provides relief and freedom https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/30/best-that-exists-globally-how-south-australias-domestic-disclosure-scheme-provides-relief-and-freedom-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
That we don’t do this as a matter of course is another example of the ways our legal system acts to protect perpetrators of violence at the expense of the women & kids they target. #DomesticViolence
‘Best that exists globally’: South Australia’s domestic violence disclosure scheme provides relief and freedom https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/30/best-that-exists-globally-how-south-australias-domestic-disclosure-scheme-provides-relief-and-freedom-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
