NO BUT: Zoe Hilton, policy advisor, NSPCC
In 2001 the NSPCC looked at how Megan's Law was working and found littleevidence that open access to sex offender registers makes childrensafer. However, there is real public concern about how well children areprotected from offenders in the community and the NSPCC believes theGovernment should tackle this. We need to know more about how sexoffenders are being monitored on their release from prison and howinformation about them is shared in the community.NO: Claire Phillips, director of policy and research, Office of theChildren's Commissioner
Introducing a version of Megan's Law in the UK would do nothing to helpparents keep their children safe from sex offenders. In fact, it couldincrease the risk since offenders could be forced underground, making itmore difficult for authorities to monitor them. And it could encouragevigilante activity within communities. A version of Megan's Law couldalso detract from the fact that children are actually most at risk frompeople known to them.YES: Michele Elliott, director, Kidscape
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