Senior social workers have given warning of the dangers posed by a new government register that will store the details of every child in England from next year.
They fear that the database, containing the address, medical and school details of all under-18s, could be used to harm the children whom it is intended to protect.
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ACDS) has written to officials outlining its “significant” concerns about the new system, called ContactPoint, The Times has learnt. Confusion over who is responsible for vetting users and policing the system “may allow a situation where an abuser could be able to access ContactPoint for illegitimate purposes with limited fear of any repercussions”, Richard Stiff, the chairman of the ADCS Information Systems and Technology Policy Committee, said.
The security fears are fuelled further by the admission that information about the children of celebrities and politicians is likely to be excluded from the system.
Two points to be made here. First is that if politicans and celebrity children are to be shielded then obviously the system is fucked. After all if it worked they wouldn't need the extra protection. The second point is the difference between the political classes. Whilst the politicans children are guarded those of ordinary folk are royally fucked. In other words we are looking at a two class system.
What a bunch of wankers, eh?
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