Well, I haven't been able to find a group about the issue of the ISA and its incredibly dangerous remit and power. So if you feel strongly about this issue, which will leave children terrified of adults, and adults terrified of children, join this group and then spread the word to everyone you know.
If of course there is already a campaign organised, I'll redirect anyone who joins this group, to the "official" one.
Let's not take this lying down, folks. If there is a campaign, let's support it. If there isn't, let's get it up and running.
There is no way I'm living in a country where I have to be vetted in such a way just to be near children.
It is not the UK I want us to be.
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And the even more worrying part is that this won't even stop paedophiles or child abusers. It'll just make them think more "creatively", for lack of a better word. Besides, isn't that how grooming generally works anyway - build up trust with the family and get close to the child under the pretence of friendship? How are these guidelines supposed to stop that?
Another illogical consequence, flagged up on the BBC News' FAQ section on this: people hosting foreign exchange students will also have to register. However:
"This affects the person nominally providing the accommodation and food. But other adult members of the household, or visitors, will not have to be vetted."
Great. So a paedophile could have a child over to their house for the night - all they have to do is ask the school / exchange programme, and have another adult be the "nominal provider". They won't even need to be checked.
Normally this is the time I'd ask whether I'm the only one who sees the stupidity in this entire thing, but thankfully I already know the answer to that. Hopefully it'll get stopped in its tracks before it does too much damage.
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