Some people might be amused to note that youth minister Margaret Hodge is in the running for the Worst Public Servant category in Privacy International's Big Brother Awards, which take place at the end of this month.
However, the information-sharing proposals in the children bill, for which she is nominated, are no laughing matter, according to the human rights watchdog.
Of the bill's three most controversial elements the proposals for information sharing, currently being piloted by the information, referral and tracking (IRT) system in 10 areas around England, has received the least media attention.
Instead, the debate over the role of the English children's commissioner and the abolishment of physical punishment by parents has dominated the headlines. But, according to Privacy International, IRT is potentially damaging to young people's human rights.
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