sarah's law Flashcards
what was the aim of sarah’s law?
to prevent future cases where children are put in danger and parents are unaware of the dangers in their local area
what was their purpose?
to create a law about parents discovering who has sexual offences against children in their local area. a change in legalisation
what happened to sarah payne?
mudered, assaulted and kidnapped by roy whiting
how old was she?
8 years old
what was the main evidence?
sarah’s shoe was found, blue fibres from her sweater was found
when did sarah’s parents seperate?
sarah’s parents separated in 2003
when was the law implemented?
law was implemented in 2010, still used today
what were the methods used to promote the campaign?
newspapers - ‘news of the world’ launched a petition and published names of 50 assumed sex offenders and spread awareness, petitions (700,0000 signed), mass media coverage online, public appearances e.g federation conference, tv appeals and children’s charities
how did it change policy making?
headed by sarah’s mother, the campaign sought the right for parents and carers to access information about child sex offenders living in the area. introduced the child sex offender disclosure scheme
what was roy whiting convicted for previously?
jailed in 1995 for kidnapping and indecently assaluting a nine year old girl
how did it change people’s views?
another young girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted the government changed its mind
what is megan’s law?
allows parents access to information on pedophiles living in their community
what is a pilot scheme?
used to test an idea before deciding whether to introduce it on a large scale
what was the actual policies?
a pilot scheme was introduced in 2008 in four areas to allow parents to make enquiries about named individuals. police would then reveal details to the parents
when was it formally introduced?
2011 - introduced in england and wales
