Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Child_Sex_Offender_Disclosure_Scheme
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkbp:administeredBy local police
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sarah's_Law
gptkbp:announced 2008
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enables disclosure of information about convicted child sex offenders
gptkbp:fullRollout 2011
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme
gptkbp:implementedIn police forces in England and Wales
gptkbp:informationNotPubliclyAvailable true
gptkbp:informationProvidedTo person responsible for the child's welfare
gptkbp:inspiredBy Megan's Law in the United States
gptkbp:introducedIn 2010
gptkbp:legalBasis common law powers of the police
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sarah_Payne
gptkbp:originatedIn campaign by Sara Payne
gptkbp:pilotLaunched 2008
gptkbp:purpose allow parents, carers, and guardians to ask police if someone with access to a child has a record for child sexual offences
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Megan's_Law
gptkbp:requestProcess application to local police
gptkbp:type disclosure scheme
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarah_Payne_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6