Isle of Man monitors Sarah's Law progress

Wed, 29 Sep 2010

8 year old Sarah Payne was murdered by a paedophile in 2000

The Isle of Man is continuing to monitor the progress of Sarah's Law in the UK.

The law, which was extended to cover more of Britain yesterday, allows parents to ask police if their child has contact with a convicted paedophile.

There were calls by Manx politicians to bring in such a law on Island earlier this year.

Chief Probation Officer David Sellick explains that there are already precautions in place when sex offenders are released from prison on the Isle of Man [play clip]