NSW government’s domestic violence scheme could give at-risk women false sense of security, critics warn

No new evidence scheme enhances victim-survivor safety and that resources wouldn’t be better spent elsewhere, experts say Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWomen at risk of domestic violence could be lulled into a false sense of security by a reheated New South Wales government scheme that would allow people to look up their partner’s offending history, a leading expert has said.The premier, Dominic Perrottet, said on Monday the Right to Ask scheme would keep women safer by allowing police to release information to them about their partner’s domestic violence convictions, over the phone or through an online portal.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup