Update
“Fears sex offender disclosure scheme not taken seriously” Herald
Following posted on 9.4.12
“Police refuse three-quarters of calls to identify paedophiles” Scotsman
Following posted on 2.4.12
“Sex offender disclosure scheme used 258 times in a year by concerned parents” Daily Record
“Dozens of sex offenders investigated” Herald
“Child safety scheme shines spotlight on sex offenders” Scotsman
Following posted on 30.5.11
“Paedophiles are identified in first month of child protection scheme” Evening News
Following posted on 31.3.11
“Parents given increased access to sex offender information” STV
“No hiding place for kid fiends” Scottish Sun
“Sex offender information scheme rolled out” BBC
“Victory for Mark’s Law campaign” Herald
“Tayside–piloted drive against child abuse goes nationwide” Press and Journal
“‘Mark’s Law’ to beat fiends starts today” Evening Times
“Parents’ right to know comes in across Scotland” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 31.1.11
“More parents allowed to find out if sex offenders have access to their children” STV
“Child sex offender scheme launched by Grampian Police” BBC
“Police open records on child–sex offenders” Press and Journal
“Tayside’s Sex Offender Community Disclosure scheme rolled out to Grampian” Courier
Following posted on 26.10.10
“Scheme to allow parents to check on suspected sex offenders to be introduced across Scotland” Daily Record
“Sex offender scheme to begin next year” Press and Journal
“All Scots parents get right to find out about sex offenders” Scotsman
“New sex offender disclosure scheme to be rolled out” STV
“‘Sarah’s Law’ set for Scot rollout” Scottish Sun
“Sex offender disclosure scheme extended” Law Society Journal Online
“More parents get access to sex offender information” BBC
“Extension of sex offenders disclosure welcomed” Courier
Following posted on 9.8.10
“Paedophile awareness scheme for whole of Scotland” Herald
“Sex offender disclosure scheme praised” Press and Journal
“Pilot scheme in Tayside protects dozens of children from paedophiles” STV
Following posted on 6.4.10
“Children ‘protected’ by sex pilot programme” Press and Journal
Following posted on 5.3.10
”Scots sex crime pilot protected 12 children” Herald
Following posted on 3.3.10
“‘Sarah’s law’ pilot scheme prompts revenge fears” Guardian
Following posted on 1.3.10
“Holyrood to give parents right to have paedophiles identified” Herald
“Parents to get new rights on sex offenders” Scotsman
“Sex offender disclosure scheme goes nationwide” STV
“Parents to learn of sex offenders” BBC
“Child sex offender disclosure scheme to go nationwide” Courier
“New sex offender checks praised” Herald
“Top policeman hails move to Scotland–wide ‘Sarah’s Law’” Scotsman
“Talk to us, say police over child safety concerns” Evening Telegraph
Following posted on 2.11.09
“Parents in Scotland to get information about sex offenders” Herald
“Parents get new law on paedophiles” Scotsman
“Sex offender scheme could expand” Press and Journal
“Sex offender scheme could be expanded” Express
“Parents could be told of sex offenders with access to children” STV
Following posted on 15.9.09
“Hotline no excuse for vigilante justice” Courier
“Tayside trial for offender hotline” Evening Telegraph
“Parents win right to check on child’s contacts” Herald
“Protecting children” Herald
“Parents to receive warnings about sex offenders” Times
“Sex offender pilot scheme launched in Tayside” STV
Following posted on 14.9.09
“Parents given more information on sex offenders” Herald
“Scheme to warn if sex offenders are in contact with children” Press and Journal
“Sex offender advisory scheme launched today” Law Society Journal Online
“Sex offenders pilot scheme begins” BBC
Following posted on 28.5.09
“Parents told about sex offenders” BBC
“Parents in Tayside get access to data on sex offenders” Scotsman
“Sex-offender scheme to be piloted in Tayside” Press and Journal
“Scheme to offer parents sex offender data” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 4.5.09
“Plan to give access to sex offender data” Herald
“Parents in Scotland get new rights to check on sex offenders” Herald
“Parents to get new ‘right to know’” Press and Journal
“New law to unmask child sex offenders” Scotsman
“Parents able to ask if sex offenders have access to their children” Times
“Pilot plan on sex offender alerts” BBC
“Parents get right–to–know over sex offenders” STV
“Sex offender information ‘available on request’ under pilot” Holyrood.com
“‘Mark’s Law’ pilot gets the go–head” Evening Times
“Pilot plan to allow parents to access sex offender data” Law Society Journal Online
Press Releases
“Sex Offender Community Disclosure Scheme launched” Grampian Police (January 2011)
“Sex offender disclosure scheme” Scot.Gov.(October 2010)
“Green light for disclosure plans” Scot.Gov. (February 2010)
“Sex offender disclosure pilot” Scot.Gov. (September 2009)
“Disclosure Project Launched in Tayside” Tayside Police (September 2009)
“Sex offender disclosure pilot ” Scottish Government (May 2009)
“Child sex offences” Scot.Gov.(May 2009)
See also
ACPOS Keeping Children Safe site
Home Office 3.3.10: Protecting children: child sex offender disclosure scheme – start of nationwide roll out This relates to the English and Welsh pilot and contains a link to the research evaluation of the scheme.
Keeping Children Safe: Information disclosure about child sexual offenders
Lothian and Borders Police: Keeping Children safe pages [accessed May 2011]
