It has always been portrayed as a way for professionals to find out which other agencies are working with a particular child, to make their work easier and provide a better service for young people.
However, it has now emerged that police officers, council staff, head teachers, doctors and care workers will use the records to search for evidence of criminality and wrongdoing to help them launch prosecutions against those on the database – even long after they have reached adulthood.
It comes amid growing concern about the increasing criminalisation of Britain’s youth and the extent of the country’s surveillance society. (more)
Why maintaining this database if the “trust” of the use of these databases is already broken. Or in a broader contect, like many of the other government databases in England. Use of the words “your protection” and “secure database” you can “trust” on are really starting to feel inflation.
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