Finally, I am speaking to an expectant mum whose husband has been arrested on suspicion
of child sex offences.
The scheme, which allows parents, carers and others to find out from the police whether people who have contact with children have a record
for child sex offences, is now available across all 43 police forces in England and Wales
Adam Johnson has been sacked by Sunderland a day after he attended court in Bradford and pleaded guilty to two
child sex offences.
«The people who say they're against this bill need to look victims of serious crime, terrorism and
child sex offences in the eye and tell them why they're not prepared to give the police the powers they need to protect the public,» she said.
But there is no legal requirement on the thousands of self - employed private tutors in the UK to undergo a criminal record check which would reveal details of
any child sex offences.
Recent work highlights include the landmark privacy claim concerning the right of individuals arrested for
child sex offences to remain anonymous until charge (PNM v Times Newspapers), and the closely followed case regarding the «serious harm test» under the Defamation Act (Lachaux v AOL).