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Tuesday 15th September 2009 | 10:52
Some evidence for your review, Mr Balls
A new PoliticsHome poll reveals public opposition to parent vetting plans, offering some evidence for the review into the measures announced yesterday by Ed Balls
Last night Ed Balls announced a review into new plans announced last week to vet all adults who work with children or vulnerable adults.
The plans were intended to prevent paedophiles having access to children, but have faced criticism for being too stringent. Under plans, any person who regularly ferried children to sports or social clubs would have been required to undergo a criminal records check.
The latest PoliticsHome poll reveals a considerable level of public scepticism about these plans, offering plenty of food for thought for the review to consider.
Fifty four per cent of voters overall thought that the plans were a bad idea. While this clearly represents a negative assessment, there is perhaps more measured opposition in the country than some media reports suggested.
In general, do you think vetting anyone that has frequent contact with children is a good idea or a bad idea?
Labour supporters were the only group of people to think that these plans were a good idea.
There was a stronger rejection of the proposed £5000 penalty for anyone not complying with the requirement for a CRB check.
73% of people thought that this penalty was unfair. This view is held across the political spectrum.
People who have regular contact with children but do not get a criminal record check will face a fine of £5000. Do you think that this is a fair or unfair penalty?
Fifty nine per cent of voters thought that the state already did enough in attempting to ensure the safety of children, while a seventy nine per cent majority thought that in general, the state has too much of a say in what people can and cannot do.
PoliticsHome interviewed 1203 adults by email between 11-14 Sep 2009. Results are weighted by party ID to reflect the UK at large.
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