Although it is designed largely to protect children from paedophiles, the government's vetting and barring scheme has come in for heavy criticism for going too far.
In July, a group of children's authors, including Philip Pullman, Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake said they would stop visiting schools if they are made subject to checks. The resulting media attention led to an announcement by Children's Secretary Ed Balls last week that a review will take place to determine how regularly adults must come into contact with children before they require vetting.
The government insists the review will have no impact on those preparing for the changes. But should the review's scope be extended to include other contentious aspects of the legislation?
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