English Parents Banned From Supervising Their Own Children in Playgrounds

because they may be pedophiles. The London Mail Online has the story out of Watford:

Parents are being banned from playing with their children in council recreation areas because they have not been vetted by police.

Mothers and fathers are being forced to watch their children from outside perimeter fences because of fears they could be paedophiles.

Watford Council was branded a 'disgrace' yesterday after excluding parents from two fenced-off adventure playgrounds unless they first undergo criminal record checks.

Children as young as five will instead be supervised by council 'play rangers' who have been cleared by the Criminal Records Bureau.

Councillors insist they are merely following Government regulations and cannot allow adults to walk around playgrounds 'unchecked'.

But furious parents attacked the move and threatened to boycott the playgrounds.

Concerns were raised last night that other councils around the country are adopting similar policies amid confusion over Government rules and increasing hysteria over child protection.

It comes amid an escalating row over the Government's new anti-paedophile database, which will contain the names of more than 11million adults cleared to work with children and vulnerable adults.

Now before Americans run off thinking, oh that will never happen here, don't be so sure.

Remember we are on course for the Nanny State here in America. We already have sex offender registration databases and pretty silly rules when it comes to making sure kids are "safe" which is simply another way of the govnerment getting more involved in your life.