Universal checks could be carried out throughout a child's developmentfocusing on key stages such as the move from primary to secondaryschool.
The public policy review Building on Progress: Security, crime andjustice suggests children are monitored for "trigger" factors includingparents being sent to prison or addicted to drugs.
Shadow home secretary David Davis branded the plans "the nanny stategone mad" and said there is no evidence that early intervention willstop children becoming criminals.
The Department for Education and Skills said it is unlikely thechildren's information sharing index will be used for this plan becauseit is prohibited from carrying case information about a child, or theopinions of any workers coming into contact with the child, under theChildren Act 2004.
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