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The Government has ruled out introducing a British version of "Megan's Law" in the USA. In December, ministers proposed allowing members of the public to ask police to run sex offender checks on local people suspected of being paedophiles. The powers would have applied to anyone suspi...
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| Published in | Evening chronicle (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK)
MGN Ltd
13.06.2007
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| Summary: | The Government has ruled out introducing a British version of "Megan's Law" in the USA. In December, ministers proposed allowing members of the public to ask police to run sex offender checks on local people suspected of being paedophiles. The powers would have applied to anyone suspicious living in the neighbourhood, regardless of whether they had access to children. This idea was scrapped within months. |
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| ISSN: | 0960-3573 |