Dear all,

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill is soon to come before Parliament. Its measures will mean that a third of all adults will be subject to continuous criminal records check.

We should act in opposition to this bill. And that is exactly what a diverse group of people, including professionals that work with children, are doing. As they wrote in a letter in The Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...405362,00.html) on October 16th: “Such child protection procedures do little to protect children from the small number of individuals who would do them harm. Instead, they damage adult-child relations and undermine the capacity of adults to contribute to children’s welfare.”

Whether you feel instinctively sympathetic with this view or not, please take the time to read the full report ‘The Case Against Vetting’ (http://www.manifestoclub.com/files/T...%20VETTING.pdf) We’re after your support, so if you agree with us please get involved or at least take the time to sign the online petition opposing this legislation (http://www.petitiononline.com/MCVet/petition.html)

Thanks for your time.

Ben Walford

Member of the Manifesto Club, a new progressive project for the 21st Century. Please visit our website (http://www.manifestoclub.com)