As an adjunct to a thread about child safety.......... Have things got so bad that the streets of Hyndburn are so unsafe that kids can't to even go to the local youth club alone ? if thats the case I would be raising holy hell with the local police and demanding action (remember they work for you) ...or have parents got so paranoid about scare stories from the daily tabloids .....
One thing we have here in my area is a thing called 'Megans Law' which allows anyone to punch in their postcode to a County website and it shows the details (photo ID) and address of anyone living locally who is convicted as a sex offender (flashing thru rape), that way everyone in the neighbourhood is aware of who is about, it's not 100% foolproof but raises a red flag and a warning to the local community . As far as I am concerned a child molester or rapist has no expectation of respect of his human rights and the public have a right to know if he is living in the area .
Welcome to California Megan's Law web site- CA Dept. of Justice - Office of the Attorney General