Theresa May halts 'draconian' child worker vetting scheme
Child protection measures are disproportionate and will be scaled back to 'common sense' proportions, home secretary says
The vetting of up to nine million people who frequently work with children, which was due to start next month, was halted by the home secretary, Theresa May, today pending a review intended to scale back the scheme to "common sense" proportions.
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Tuesday, 15 June, 2010
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