Parents all across Scotland will soon be able to get access to information about known sex offenders who may be in contact with their children.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has confirmed that the Scottish Government will bring forward the timetable for rolling out a sex offender disclosure scheme, currently being trialled in Tayside.
The pilot will run until the end of May and a full evaluation will be published in August. The national roll out will begin soon after, ensuring that the lessons learned from Tayside are applied all over Scotland.
Fife Constabulary and Central Scotland Police have already indicated that they are keen to have the scheme running in their areas by the autumn.