AC 4.3: Discuss how campaigns affect policy making.
1. Newspaper Campaigns:
Sarah’s Law:
- Prompted by the murder of 8 year old Sarah Payne in 2000. Whiting
has previous convictions for child sex offences.
- Newspapers backed Sarah’s parents, campaigned to introduce a law
giving people the right to know if a person was a convicted sex
offender.
- 700,000 signatures received on a petition.
- Campaign persuaded the government to introduce the child sex
offender disclosure scheme 2011.
- There was an initial concern about the paedophiles hiding, however
this was not an issue in the trial scheme so it became a national policy.
2. Individual Campaigns:
Clare’s Law:
- George Appleton, had a history of sexual assault convictions, has
murdered his ex-girlfriend.
- Clare had made several complains to the police about Appleton
harassing and threatening to kill her, but the police had taken no
action.
- Clare’s farther had campaigned to introduce a law to enable women to
know about their partners violent past. He was supported by radio key
103, charities and politicians.
- Campaign persuaded the government to introduce the domestic
violence disclosure scheme 2014.
- Gives the person the right to disclose information about their partner
or the partner of someone else, and allows the police to disclose
information to protect a potential victim even without request.
3. Pressure Group Campaigns:
British lung foundation:
1. Newspaper Campaigns:
Sarah’s Law:
- Prompted by the murder of 8 year old Sarah Payne in 2000. Whiting
has previous convictions for child sex offences.
- Newspapers backed Sarah’s parents, campaigned to introduce a law
giving people the right to know if a person was a convicted sex
offender.
- 700,000 signatures received on a petition.
- Campaign persuaded the government to introduce the child sex
offender disclosure scheme 2011.
- There was an initial concern about the paedophiles hiding, however
this was not an issue in the trial scheme so it became a national policy.
2. Individual Campaigns:
Clare’s Law:
- George Appleton, had a history of sexual assault convictions, has
murdered his ex-girlfriend.
- Clare had made several complains to the police about Appleton
harassing and threatening to kill her, but the police had taken no
action.
- Clare’s farther had campaigned to introduce a law to enable women to
know about their partners violent past. He was supported by radio key
103, charities and politicians.
- Campaign persuaded the government to introduce the domestic
violence disclosure scheme 2014.
- Gives the person the right to disclose information about their partner
or the partner of someone else, and allows the police to disclose
information to protect a potential victim even without request.
3. Pressure Group Campaigns:
British lung foundation:
