vetting
Anti-paedophile checks ‘flawed’, admits boss
Daily Telegraph, 6 January 2010
Labour’s controversial anti-paedophile database will not guarantee to keep children safe, the head of the programme has admitted.
2009: A bad year for civil liberties
Guardian CiF, 31 December 2009
Sadly the government has not lost its ambition to create a highly controlled and monitored society – but it's not all bad news. By Henry Porter.
In praise of… carol singing
Guardian, 23 December 2009
Editorial.
This parody of the nanny state helps neither children nor adults
Guardian, 17 December 2009
A new agency is to vet one citizen in four to see if we are abusers. There is a better way to balance freedom and safety. By Timothy Garton Ash.
New vetting rules explained
BBC, 14 December 2009
Sir Roger Singleton, who chairs the Independent Safeguarding Authority, explains how the scheme has been changed.
Vetting scheme due to be outlined
BBC, 14 December 2009
Sir Roger Singleton, head of the Independent Safeguarding Authority, said police and employer records would be taken into account during vetting.
Jim and Justin’s review
BBC, 14 December 2009
Our home editor, Mark Easton, explained how the system will work in practice and Roger Singleton, who chairs the Independent Safeguarding Authority, outlined the safeguards built into the system.
Vetting numbers to grow above 9m
BBC, 14 December 2009
The revised rules for England, Wales and Northern Ireland launched on Monday have been intended in part to reduce the number of people who will need to be vetted by the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
Shifting targets for vetting plan
BBC, 14 December 2009
The chair of the new Independent Safeguarding Authority, Sir Roger Singleton, has been explaining why the rules are being changed even before they have taken effect.
Vetting and barring: This culture of suspicion needs to change
Daily Telegraph, 14 December 2009
Changes in vetting legislation still have great potential to ensnare and inconvenience millions of people whose contact with children and vulnerable adults is purely voluntary.
Do we need a complete re-think of all anti-paedophile vetting procedures?
Daily Telegraph, 14 December 2009
Ed Balls, the Children's Secretary, appears to think he has seen off public opposition to the creation of the world's biggest anti-paedophile database.
Vetting shambles: Ed Balls’ U-turn exempts 2m adults from criminal checks…
Daily Mail, 14 December 2009
but 9m parent helpers will still fall into the net
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