The scheme was rolled out across all police forces in England and Wales in April last year. It allows anyone to check with police whether people who have contact with children have a conviction for sexual offences or are considered a risk to children.
More than 1,600 enquiries and 900 formal applications were received by police over the past year. Of these 160 revealed a person had previous convictions for child sex offences and 58 were revealed to have convictions for other offences that made them a potential risk to children.
Home Secretary Theresa May said: "Thanks to Sarah’s Law, we know that more than 200 children have been protected from potential harm over the past year.
"We are doing everything we can to protect the public, and especially children, from predatory sex offenders by tightening the law and closing loopholes. But families themselves have a vital role to play.
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