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John Ashcroft, the US Attorney General, said:"It is clear that a new marketplace for child pornography has emerged from the dark corners of cyberspace."
The requirement for there to be regular access is being removed and, under the new regulation, posts in which someone has contact with children or vulnerable adults, whether regular or not, will be eligible for an enhanced check.
That is what the affirmative procedure means, and, if we accept the principle of introducing new regulated areas—we are straying into policy—the affirmative procedure is entirely appropriate.
I am aware that there is some concern about that area.I should point out that the commission is not carrying out exactly the same work as was carried out before; it is inspecting against a new set of national care standards. I am sure that members are familiar with those standards, which were introduced by Scottish ministers and deliberately specify what se...