“Sarah’s Law” causes concern

The BBC reports on fears that allowing parents to check if someone with access to their children is a sex offender may cause vigilante attacks. The police have played these fears down. The new scheme known as “Sarah’s Law” was proposed after the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne in 2000. 

At present a Home Office pilot scheme is being extended to eight more forces in England. The scheme was originally piloted in four areas in England from September 2008.