Against the Vetting Database
We believe that the Vetting Database is a misguided response to a small number of tragic, but fortunately rare, incidents involving the abuse of children. Over a third of the adult working population... continue reading »
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"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) Librarian It's 1984 and Brave New World rolled into one! Scary stuff."
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"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) sane adult lunatic micromanagement is destroying society"
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"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) volunteer I have ecrb clearance but am reconsidering my continung youth work involvement"
"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) Professor Once again this shows how laws brought in as a result of particular incidents are almost always fatally flawed."
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"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) Youth worker Another unnecessary procedure!"
"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) Concerned parent This act must be turned back. We have enough suitable laws to police the abusers. This big brother bureaucracy is almost completely out of control and soon will not be able to be rolled back. We nee"
"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) Parent I have dealt with paedophiles, as a probation officer supervising parole, They can be very determined, very fixated people, but nothing in this database idea would have made an iota of difference in the cases"
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"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) Tutor While I have CRB checks, I object to even that much - the changes are simply ludicrous!"
"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) Artist World's gone mad! Children need to think most people are decent, it helps them grow in a sense of securty."
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"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) volunteer State Inquisition in the making which will stop me being volunteer"
"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) teacher teacher"
"Position (eg teacher/parent/volunteer) Support worker I, and many of my colleagues, may well lose our jobs because of this. My employer, not some quango, should decide whether I am fit to work for them."