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Labour inaction over register criticised

The Labour Government has been criticised for failing in all its years in office to take steps to close a loophole to protect children from paedophiles and other unsuitable childcarers. The criticism was made by CRY, the Campaign for the Registration of all those Working with Children and Young People. At a meeting in Westminster last week the pressure group renewed its call for the Government to implement a national register of all childcarers, including nannies, who are currently the only unregistered form of provision.

The criticism was made by CRY, the Campaign for the Registration of all those Working with Children and Young People. At a meeting in Westminster last week the pressure group renewed its call for the Government to implement a national register of all childcarers, including nannies, who are currently the only unregistered form of provision.

Rowan Dickman, director of the Institute for Childcare and Social Education, and a member of CRY, said, 'I am concerned that not a great deal has altered since we started campaigning five years ago for a national register and a professional childcare service. When we first started our aim was to get a national registration scheme that would have a central database which could track all care workers in the country. This, coupled with a national training scheme that would set and maintain standards, would go some way to forming a safe, professional childcare service.'

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