Sarah's Law

Definitions

In England and Wales, the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, under which the police can tell parents, carers, and guardians if someone has a record for child sexual offences.

Examples

“Backers of a ballot measure⟳ that would require⟳ parents to be notified before an abortion is performed on a minor acknowledged Friday that the 15-year-old on which “Sarah’s Law” is based had a child and was in a common-law marriage before she died of complications from an abortion in 1994.”

“It is unclear what such a scheme might look⟳ like⟳ but "Sarah's Law", recently rolled out nationally, may provide⟳ a model⟳. Under that scheme, which is intended to prevent⟳ sexual abuse of children, parents can request⟳ a check for information about an individual with access to their child.”

“In recent testimony on the scandal in Parliament, Ms. [Rebekah] Brooks cited the measure⟳ named after Mrs. [Sara] Payne’s daughter, Sarah’s Law, as evidence of the good she had done in her years at the tabloid’s helm.”

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