Parents who ferry groups of children to Scouts, Brownies or after-school sports clubs will have to undergo a criminal record check or face fines of up to £5,000.
They are the latest group to fall within the scope of the Government’s vetting and barring scheme, which is due to be introduced next month. Officials estimate that more than 11 million people — almost everyone in any position of authority who comes into contact with children — will have to be registered with the new Independent Safeguarding Authority.
Further confirmation, if needed, that Britain (without the Great) has become a Police state. I can imagine parents being stopped and being asked "Vos Papiers!" by the Stasi.
In any society the risks have to be balanced against the "benefits" - surely the lunatics really are running the asylum now!