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| Parents who regularly drive children for sports or social clubs will have to undergo criminal record checks or face fines of up to £5,000 under new rules. | Parents who regularly drive children for sports or social clubs will have to undergo criminal record checks or face fines of up to £5,000 under new rules. |
| Along with parents who host foreign exchange students, they will fall under the scope of the Vetting and Barring Scheme, the Home Office has confirmed. | Along with parents who host foreign exchange students, they will fall under the scope of the Vetting and Barring Scheme, the Home Office has confirmed. |
| The measures to stop paedophiles are being introduced from next month in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. | The measures to stop paedophiles are being introduced from next month in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
| Critics have branded them "insulting" and say they could deter volunteers. | Critics have branded them "insulting" and say they could deter volunteers. |
| A separate but aligned scheme is being set up in Scotland. | A separate but aligned scheme is being set up in Scotland. |
| Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling said: "This new regime has the potential to be a real disaster for activities involving young people. | Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling said: "This new regime has the potential to be a real disaster for activities involving young people. |
| "We are going to drive away volunteers, we'll see clubs and activities close down and we'll end up with more bored young people on our streets." | "We are going to drive away volunteers, we'll see clubs and activities close down and we'll end up with more bored young people on our streets." |
| This is a commonsense approach and what parents would rightly expect Home Office spokesman | This is a commonsense approach and what parents would rightly expect Home Office spokesman |
| Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said the government was "in danger of creating a world in which we think every adult who approaches children means to do them harm". | Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said the government was "in danger of creating a world in which we think every adult who approaches children means to do them harm". |
| "Should parents who give other people's children a lift to sports matches really face a £5,000 fine and criminal record if they fail to register?" he added. | "Should parents who give other people's children a lift to sports matches really face a £5,000 fine and criminal record if they fail to register?" he added. |
| But a Home Office spokesman said "informal" arrangements between parents would not be covered. | But a Home Office spokesman said "informal" arrangements between parents would not be covered. |
| "This is a commonsense approach and what parents would rightly expect," he said, adding that the rules would make of the world's most advanced systems "even more rigorous". | "This is a commonsense approach and what parents would rightly expect," he said, adding that the rules would make of the world's most advanced systems "even more rigorous". |
| Anyone taking part in activities involving "frequent" or "intensive" contact with children or vulnerable adults three times in a month, every month, or once overnight, must register. | Anyone taking part in activities involving "frequent" or "intensive" contact with children or vulnerable adults three times in a month, every month, or once overnight, must register. |
| All 300,000 school governors, as well as every doctor, nurse, teacher, dentist and prison officer will also have to sign up. | All 300,000 school governors, as well as every doctor, nurse, teacher, dentist and prison officer will also have to sign up. |
| It is thought that 11.3 million people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - close to one in four of all adults - may register with the Home Office's Independent Safeguarding Authority [ISA]. | |
| 'Soft intelligence' | 'Soft intelligence' |
| After November 2010 failure to register could lead to criminal prosecution and fine. The clubs themselves also face a £5,000 penalty for using non-vetted volunteers. | After November 2010 failure to register could lead to criminal prosecution and fine. The clubs themselves also face a £5,000 penalty for using non-vetted volunteers. |
| The scheme was recommended by the Bichard report into the Soham murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by college caretaker Ian Huntley. | The scheme was recommended by the Bichard report into the Soham murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by college caretaker Ian Huntley. |
| Huntley had been given the job despite previous allegations of sex with under-age girls, which were not passed on. | Huntley had been given the job despite previous allegations of sex with under-age girls, which were not passed on. |
| Two hundred case workers at the ISA's Darlington base will collect information from police, professional bodies and employers, before ruling who is barred. | Two hundred case workers at the ISA's Darlington base will collect information from police, professional bodies and employers, before ruling who is barred. |
| The rules aim to stop those like Soham killer Ian Huntley accessing children | The rules aim to stop those like Soham killer Ian Huntley accessing children |
| Even those like Huntley, without a criminal record, could be barred if officials are convinced by other "soft intelligence" against them. | Even those like Huntley, without a criminal record, could be barred if officials are convinced by other "soft intelligence" against them. |
| Estimates suggest the number of people facing a ban will double to 40,000 once the scheme is up and running. | Estimates suggest the number of people facing a ban will double to 40,000 once the scheme is up and running. |
| Those registered will face continuing scrutiny, with existing registrations reconsidered if new evidence is disclosed. | Those registered will face continuing scrutiny, with existing registrations reconsidered if new evidence is disclosed. |
| However, Soham report author Sir Michael Bichard suggested the scheme could be revised. | However, Soham report author Sir Michael Bichard suggested the scheme could be revised. |
| He told the Independent newspaper last month: "If you visit one school in January, and then don't visit that school again, but visit another school in February and another in March, is that frequent or intensive?" | He told the Independent newspaper last month: "If you visit one school in January, and then don't visit that school again, but visit another school in February and another in March, is that frequent or intensive?" |
| He was speaking after a number of authors, including Philip Pullman and Michael Morpurgo, complained the requirement was "insulting" and pledged to quit school visits. | He was speaking after a number of authors, including Philip Pullman and Michael Morpurgo, complained the requirement was "insulting" and pledged to quit school visits. |
| Registration will cost £64 in England and Wales, but unpaid volunteers will be exempt from the charge. | Registration will cost £64 in England and Wales, but unpaid volunteers will be exempt from the charge. |