Meaning of Sarah's Law | Babel Free

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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