Monday, June 19, 2006

Blair reins in Reid over paedophile law / Guardian, 19 June 2006

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1801223,00.html
Hélène Mulholland and agencies
"John Reid proposed a US-style law to tell parents where paedophiles live. Downing Street said there were no immediate plans to import a US law giving parents access to information about paedophiles in their area as it sought to play down speculation fuelled by home secretary John Reid. Mr Blair's office toned down comments made by Mr Reid over the weekend as he promised to consider a British version of the controversial Megan's Law in America, under which parents are given full details of child sex offenders released into their neighbourhood. "