Thousands could sue Government over unlawful 'child protection' sackings - Telegraph: "Nurses who were banned from working under a controversial vetting scheme are to launch a major test case against the Government in the European Court.
Under the rules of the vetting scheme ? introduced in 2009 with the intention of protecting children from paedophiles ? police cautions mean the nurses were automatically barred for 10 years from working with under-18s or vulnerable adults Photo: ALAMY
David Harrison 7:00AM GMT 30 Jan 2011
The move will embarrass ministers and could lead to hundreds more workers taking legal action, at a cost of millions of pounds to the public purse.
The three nurses bringing the case all lost their jobs following minor offences which were not deemed serious enough to go to court, but which resulted in them being handed police cautions.
One of the nurses broke the law by leaving her 11-year-old son at home alone while she went shopping. Another was cautioned because while he was at work, his wife left the couple's children alone for a short period. The third kissed a colleague without permission."
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