The charity's warning coincides with the leak of an interim report forthe Home Office that says single parents should be able to ask thepolice to tell them if their new partner has committed child sexoffences.
The interim report is part of the Home Office's Child Sex OffendersReview and says the move is needed because paedophiles sometimes userelationships with single parents to abuse their children. But singleparents would face tough penalties if they misused this information'such as making it public.
However, the report by Barnardo's warns that after the introduction ofMegan's Law in the US, which gives parents a right to information aboutchild abusers living in their area, fewer offenders complied withregistration requirements.
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