In message <OF72C50EFC.6A9FDA6F-ON802574EA.004FAF03-802574EA.005199C0@we
arvalley.gov.uk>, at 15:51:17 on Wed, 22 Oct 2008, Lawrence Serewicz
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Roland,
>
>You are correct that Huntley was a caretaker at another school. In one
>sense, Huntley had been "on the system" but information sharing broke
>down. (A key point in the Bichard Enquiry).
If the information had still been available, would it have achieved
anything more than causing him to be unemployed (and living with Maxine
Carr in Soham), rather than being a caretaker and...
>However, the point about CRB
>checking partners is covered by the culture of vigilance.
>
>If people were aware then as they are today about grooming, concern might
>have been raised about young girls are visiting an older woman's house.
I disagree that awareness of grooming has increased significantly in the
UK since Soham. As a charter member of the Home Office Task Force on
Child Protection, I know it has been a major issue (and triggered multi-
million spending on ad campaigns) since at least 2000.
(On the other hand, it's relatively recently that the Council of Europe
and now the EU have decided that centralised anti-grooming legislation
should be introduced).
> I think the following quotation from Bichard sums up the situation.
>
>“Huntley alone was responsible for, and stands convicted of, these most
>awful murders. For those agencies whose job it is to protect children and
>vulnerable people, the harsh reality is that if a sufficiently devious
>person is determined to seek out opportunities to work their evil, no one
>can guarantee they will be stopped. Our task is to make it as difficult
>as possible for them to succeed”.
>
>In the end, our first and last defence is vigilance on behalf of those who
>are not fully aware of the danger.
So does that mean you agree that CRB checking of partners is also
proportionate to the problem involved?
--
Roland Perry
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