<div> <ul class="ResultList"> <li><a href="/news/murray-s-conqueror-falls-to-del-potro-$1326297.htm">Murray's conqueror falls to Del Potro</a></li><li><a href="/news/ftse-100-drops-back-under-5-000-$1326269.htm">FTSE 100 drops back under 5,000 </a></li><li><a href="/news/capello-lauds-best-england-win-$1326036.htm">Capello lauds 'best' England win</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div style="background:white;"> </div> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-9353229343941924"; /* 300x250, created 03/11/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0725049070"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div><p class="date">Friday, 11, Sep 2009 10:21</p><p class="summary">By Richard James. </p><p>People who work with children, and even parents who ferry groups to clubs and sports activities, are to be subjected to a new criminal record check by the government. </p><p>The new Home Office scheme will see an estimated 11 million people being made to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority in an attempt to prevent paedophiles infiltrating children's activities. </p><p>Those who fail to register could face fines of up to £5,000, with the measures due to be implemented from next month. </p><p>The government has stipulated that it will not just be those who work full-time with children, but also people who have "frequent" or "intensive" contact with youngsters three times a month, every month. </p><p>The scheme will see every doctor, nurse, dentist, and teacher sign up. </p><p>Commenting, children's minister Delyth Morgan said: "It is about ensuring that people in a position of trust that work frequently and intensively with children are safe to do so. </p><p>"Ultimately safeguarding children is the government's priority." </p><p> </p><p>There has, however, been criticism of the scheme, with concerns raised over the logistics of running the scheme and the vast number of people being made to sign up. </p><p>Civil rights organisation Liberty said there were "huge common sense questions about how 200 staff are going to keep up with monitoring 11.3 million people". </p><p>Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne also warned the government was in danger of creating a situation whereby every adult who approached children could be perceived as meaning to do them harm. </p><p>"Should parents who give other people's children a lift to sports matches really face a £5,000 fine and criminal record if they fail to register?" he added. </p><p>The scheme was recommended after the investigation into the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by Ian Huntley. </p><p>Huntley was employed as a college caretaker after previous allegations of sex with underage girls were not passed on by the appropriate authorities.</p> </div> <div id="article-ad"> <script type='text/javascript'><!--//<![CDATA[ var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https://a.preferdigitaladvertising.co.uk/delivery/ajs.php':'http://a.preferdigitaladvertising.co.uk/delivery/ajs.php'); var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999); if (!document.MAX_used) document.MAX_used = ','; document.write ("<scr"+"ipt type='text/javascript' src='"+m3_u); document.write ("?zoneid=139"); document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r); if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write ("&exclude=" + document.MAX_used); document.write (document.charset ? '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? '&charset='+document.characterSet : '')); document.write ("&loc=" + escape(window.location)); if (document.referrer) document.write ("&referer=" + escape(document.referrer)); if (document.context) document.write ("&context=" + escape(document.context)); if (document.mmm_fo) document.write ("&mmm_fo=1"); document.write ("'><\/scr"+"ipt>"); //]]>--></script><noscript><a href='http://a.preferdigitaladvertising.co.uk/delivery/ck.php?n=a0ef994e&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://a.preferdigitaladvertising.co.uk/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=139&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a0ef994e' border='0' alt='' /></a></noscript> </div> <iframe valign="middle" width="300" height="150" marginheight=0 marginwidth=0 frameborder=0 vspace=0 hspace=0 scrolling=NO src="http://www.dianomioffers.co.uk/smartads.epl?id=855">
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