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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Howarth of Breckland (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 6 February 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Protection of Freedoms Bill.


Protection of Freedoms Bill

I was saying that the Government do not take responsibility for secondary contact. The problem is that we are not necessarily talking about a school; we are talking about youth facilities where trust is built up between a young person and a child and where supervision may take place but not the kind of supervision that can have oversight at every moment. A CRB check might well show that one of the volunteers in that setting is dangerous. At the moment those CRB checks would be taken up. But the person concerned might make contact outside the primary setting. That at the moment is covered and children and young people are safe. Under the new situation it seems to me that they will not be safe.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
735 c115 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Criminal records Devolved matters Appeals Detainees Employment Immobilisation of vehicles Legislation Harassment Motor vehicles Parking Powers of entry Personal records Protection Metals Vetting Terrorism Security Right of search Theft Stalking
Legislation
Protection of Freedoms Bill 2010-12
Link
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