Although the Government wants most details of practitioners to be put on the database with the consent of the child or family, in "exceptional circumstances", where it is judged to be in the best interest of the child, consent would not be necessary, according to a consultation released last week.
But Ian Johnston, director of the British Association of Social Workers, said more detail was needed to define situations where consent would not be required.
He said: " I would like to see attempts to define exceptional circumstances, and where they do exist, children and families are told explicitly what's happened and have the right to appeal against it."
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