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30 June 2004
By LEAH HAINES
Step-parents may be vetted by police before they can become legal guardians in a move to protect children from paedophiles and child killers.
Under changes to the Care of Children Bill recommended by MPs yesterday, parents would be able to ask their new partners to become their children's legal guardians after they had been together for a year. "
