The move follows a successful year-long pilot of the scheme in Warwickshire, Hampshire, Cleveland and Cambridgeshire, which gave parents controlled access to the sex offenders register.
Home Secretary Alan Johnson said, 'Early results are extremely encouraging and the pilot has proved crucial protection for children who might otherwise be at risk. The development of this scheme is a major step forward in our ability to protect children from sex offenders.
'We are still evaluating the results from the year-long pilot and are talking to the police and children's charities before a final decision on rolling out the scheme is made shortly.'
The News of the World, which helped launched the campaign after the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne in July 2000, said 'In the next few months Home Office officials are set to agree precise details of the introduction of the scheme with police forces and child protection agencies across England and Wales.'
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