Guidance

Child sex offender disclosure scheme guidance

Guidance and tools for the implementation of the child sex offender disclosure scheme, also known as Sarah鈥檚 Law.

Documents

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Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email [email protected]. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email [email protected]. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email [email protected]. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Request an accessible format.
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Details

A set of guidance and tools to help professionals that use the scheme to follow best practice.

The child sex offender disclosure scheme is also known as Sarah鈥檚 Law, after 8-year-old Sarah Payne who was murdered in 2000 by a convicted sex offender.

Members of the public interested in learning more about the scheme or how to safeguard children against sexual abuse can find further information in Annexes E and F.

Find out how to apply to the scheme.

Updates to this page

Published 29 October 2010
Last updated 3 April 2023 show all updates
  1. Added reference to Sarah's Law.

  2. Added new guidance documents in English and Welsh.

  3. First published.

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