Sarah's Law

Proper noun

Sarah's Law

1. In England and Wales, the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, under which the police can tell parents, carers, and guardians if someone has a record for child sexual offences.
   • Backers of a ballot measure that would require parents to be notified before an abortion is performed on a minor acknowledged Friday that the 15-year-old on which “Sarah’s Law” is based had a child and was in a common-law marriage before she died of complications from an abortion in 1994.2008 August 2, Patrick McGreevy, “‘Sarah’s Law’ would not have aided ‘Sarah’”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
   • It is unclear what such a scheme might look like but "Sarah's Law", recently rolled out nationally, may provide a model. Under that scheme, which is intended to prevent sexual abuse of children, parents can request a check for information about an individual with access to their child.2011 July 22, Lucy Reed, “Why Clare's Law won't prevent domestic violence”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Nov...