Sarah's Law gives mothers right to make 'sex checks' on partners / Independent, 15 September 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sarahs-law-gives-mothers-right-to-make-sex-checks-on-partners-930853.html
"Moves to give single mothers the power to check whether new partners are sex offenders could encourage malicious campaigns against innocent men and drive paedophiles underground, the Home Office has been warned.Thousands of parents and guardians will from today gain the formal right to ask police to look into the background of people who have unsupervised access to their children. The scheme is being launched in four areas initially, with a view to extending it nationwide. Ministers said the initiative would help to protect children, but critics warned they could prompt vigilante attacks."