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October 29, 2009

PARENTS BANNED FROM PLAYGROUND BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HAD CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS

Telegraph UK - Only council-vetted "play rangers" are now allowed to monitor youngsters in two adventure areas in Watford [England] while parents must watch from outside a perimeter fence.

The Watford Borough Council policy has been attacked as insulting and a disgrace by furious relatives who say they are being labeled as potential pedophiles.

Councillors in Watford claim they are only following Government guidelines and cannot allow adults to walk around playgrounds "unchecked". . .

Parents already have to 'register' their child on arrival at the free playgrounds so staff have their contact details in the event of an accident.

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