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Child Care Workers Face Criminal Checks

Source: Sky News
Darlington : United Kingdom | 2 months ago  
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UK, Thursday September 10, 2009 Millions of people who work with children are going to have to undergo criminal record checks or face fines of up to £5,000 in new child protection measures. The scheme aims to reduce the risk of abusers gaining access to children The Government is introducing a new database...
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