ContactPoint, which will record the details of all children including name, address, date of birth, was originally due to go live in October this year.
However in a letter to Barry Sheerman, chair of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee, junior children’s minister Kevin Brennan said: “We have identified some issues as a result of recent system tests which we are working urgently to address.
“More work needed to be done before embarking on the final phases of testing, which includes testing with users.”
ContactPoint has attracted criticism from children’s rights groups and opposition political parties who have voiced concerns about security of children’s personal information.
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