Launched in January last year, the ContactPoint database contains the details of 11 million under-18s in England and the services with which they have had contact. Ever since its inception, the project has faced stiff opposition from civil liberties groups as well as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.
So it came as no surprise when the new coalition government formalised its opposition to ContactPoint, announcing in the wake of the election that the database will be scrapped immediately.
The question of what will replace it, however, remains unanswered. There has been no official announcement from the government, and the coalition parties have historical differences on the subject.
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