http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2194359/A-quarter-of-adults-to-face-%27anti-paedophile%27-tests.html
From next year the new Independent Safeguarding Authority will require any adult who come into contact with children or vulnerable adults either through their work or in voluntary groups to be vetted.
From the country where someone was beaten by a mob for being a pediatrician.
Also http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080624/tuk-bus-spotter-labelled-a-paedophile-45dbed5.html
From next year the new Independent Safeguarding Authority will require any adult who come into contact with children or vulnerable adults either through their work or in voluntary groups to be vetted.
From the country where someone was beaten by a mob for being a pediatrician.
Also http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080624/tuk-bus-spotter-labelled-a-paedophile-45dbed5.html
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Date: 2008-06-27 10:16 (UTC)From: (Anonymous)The same is probably going to happen for volunteer organizations, but most of them seems to be implementing it on their own.
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Date: 2008-06-27 14:35 (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-06-27 18:41 (UTC)From:The first thing I'm asked to show when I apply for work as a teacher is the police record. I think the rule started five eyars ago or so.
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Date: 2008-06-27 18:59 (UTC)From:Checks for publicly employed teachers make some sense, but the article sounded like you can't organize a volunteer group, at least one serving the public, without checks. Or even have parent volunteers on a field trip. And beyond the checks themselves, there's the whole culture of fear. "There's a man and a little girl. Something's wrong."
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Date: 2008-06-28 10:43 (UTC)From: