Althea Efunshile, director of the Safeguarding Children Group in the Department for Education and Skills, told a conference last week that the proposed system, which is still "work in progress", would be "more than just a register".
As well as nannies and other people employed directly by parents, such as those contracted through the direct payments scheme for social services, people who have contact with children over the telephone and internet could also be subject to vetting, she said.
Improvements to police and Criminal Records Bureau databases would allow the register to be continuously updated.
This would also allow decisions on whether or not to bar people from working with children to be reviewed when new information was added, she said. Suitability judgments would be made before employment and a central team of experts would make decisions about whether to bar someone.
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