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 Warning on paedophile law trials - Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:13 pm |
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Mala
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| Quote: | Pilot projects giving parents the right to know if paedophiles are living in their area will endanger the lives of children, a charity has warned.
Barnardo's said the trials would drive child sex offenders underground.
But Labour MP Dan Norris, whose Wansdyke constituency in Somerset is believed to be one of the trial areas, said the scheme was "common sense".
Under the scheme, parents will be told if paedophiles are in the area but will not be told their names and addresses.
Barnardo's chief executive Martin Narey told BBC News the trials were "very, very bad news".
The Home Office says no official decision has been taken on the exact number of pilot areas or where they will be.
A spokeswoman said it would not comment until its sex offenders review had been published which would not be until May at the earliest.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), which is opposed to such a scheme, said there had been no discussions with the Home Office about specific pilot areas.
Under the pilot schemes, parents will have the right to find out if there are any paedophiles living in their neighbourhood although their names and addresses will not be revealed.
Single parents will also be allowed to find out if a new partner is on the sex offenders' register.
The pilot is based on Megan's Law in the US, named after Megan Kanka, a seven-year-old who was murdered in the US by a neighbour who was a convicted sex offender.
A campaign to launch a "Sarah's Law", a UK version of the legislation, was launched after Sarah Payne was murdered by paedophile Roy Whiting in 2000.
'Workable arrangements'
Mr Narey said "the best way of supervising sex offenders, if they're not in jail, is to keep them under the most meticulous supervision".
He told BBC News: "If they're serial sex offenders, they should be curfewed, be subject to lie detector tests and have staff observing them every single day.
"If paedophiles flee that they become very dangerous indeed."
He added that while parents in Wansdyke might feel "very safe" during the pilot, "parents of children in adjacent constituencies should feel very worried".
"Sound and workable arrangements" for supervision were already in place including head teachers being made aware of the proximity of sex offenders, he said.
But children's charity Kidscape said the pilot projects would make parents feel "safer and more confident".
"It is happening with a great deal of planning and thought, and we will see how it works in these controlled circumstances," director Michele Elliott said.
'Worthwhile' scheme
Mr Norris, who has campaigned for the introduction of such a scheme since 1998, said: "We mustn't duck or shirk our responsibility of protecting children and these pilots are a very valuable step in the road to making children safer.
"The truth is there are only so many professional staff who can deal with these people and nobody cares more about their kids than parents or grandparents."
Former Acpo president Sir Chris Fox welcomed the scheme but said it would be difficult for police to manage because "a pilot in one area drives the problem to another".
"Secondly, because of the atmosphere of rumour, innuendo and gossip that can develop very quickly when a potential offender is identified to someone," he added.
"However, as long as the pilots are proper ones and are not pre-ordained to give a result then I think they're worthwhile." |
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| - Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:02 pm |
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Zoe
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Oh yeah, lets all protect the paedo. What the hell have those sick individuals done to deserve any protection whatsoever, and who's money is it that's spent sorting them out. I have two daughters and if there was a paedophile living near us I'd want to know, and I think we have a right to know.
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| - Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:09 pm |
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Mala
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I totally agree with you Snowie. It's a disgrace that they get protected like this.
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