Barnardo's called on the Government to introduce lie detector(polygraph) tests and satellite tracking for sex offenders in itsreport, A Risk Too High?, last November (Children Now, 22-28 November2006).
Both ideas were included in the Home Office's Review of the Protectionof Children from Sex Offenders, published last week.
Pam Hibbert, principal policy officer for Barnardo's, said: "We'rereally pleased they have taken on board piloting the use of polygraphtesting.
"They have committed themselves to looking at the use of satellitetagging and there are three pilots going on. The evaluation of these isdue to be published later this year."
The findings of the Government's 12-month review outlined 20 ways itplans to strengthen the efforts to keep children safe from sexoffenders.
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