New measures to protect children online
News Article 1 April 2005
The home secretary has unveiled plans for a new drive against internet paedophiles.
Sex offenders face lie detector tests
Press Review 5 January 2005
Sex offenders living in the community will have to take compulsory lie detector tests.
Paedophiles to be offered residential hostels
Press Review 9 September 2004
Sex offenders, including paedophiles, are to be held in residential hostels in the community under government plans to be announced later today.
New scheme to track child sex offenders
Press Review 2 September 2004
Satellites will track paedophiles and violent criminals, in pilot schemes to be announced today by David Blunkett.
Plans for 'working passport' to stop sex offenders
Press Review 14 June 2004
The Bichard Inquiry into how Soham murderer Ian Huntley came to be employed in a school is to propose a "child safety passport" to prevent sex offenders working with children.
ChildLine: Policy and campaigns
Government Affairs Website Page
ChildLine
Government Affairs Website
Public to sit on sex offenders panels
Press Review 15 April 2004
The public is to be given the opportunity to sit alongside child protection experts on official panels to decide how to monitor violent and sex offenders after their release from jail under moves detailed by the Home Office today.
4Children
Government Affairs Website
National Deaf Childrens Society: Child Protection
Government Affairs Website Page
Number of sex offenders leaps
Press Review 16 September 2003
Trainee teacher case sparks sentencing concern
Press Review 12 August 2003
Two MPs linked to child porn inquiry
Press Review 13 January 2003
Blunkett to give up sentencing powers
News Article 24 November 2002
David Blunkett is to lose his powers to set minimum life sentences for murderers.
Sexual Offences Act 2003
Legislation 13 November 2002
"A Bill will be brought forward to modernise the laws on sexual offences and to strengthen the framework of penalties for sex offenders to protect the public."
