Think-tank Civitas has called for the Government to scrap the vetting and barring scheme, which was halted in June so that a review could be carried out (News, 15 June).
In a new Civitas study, 'Licensed to Hug', authors Frank Furedi, professor of sociology at the University of Kent, and Jennie Bristow, who wrote Standing Up to Supernanny, claim that the scheme goes against the Government's Big Society idea and call for a radical new approach to the way adults and children can interact. For the full report visit www.civitas.org.uk.
