<Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Wales </Td> <Td> Children's Commissioner for Wales was appointed . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Sarah's Law </Td> <Td> Following the abduction and murder of eight - year - old Sarah Payne, the News of the World newspaper spearheaded a controversial campaign for the government to allow controlled access to the Sex Offenders Register, so that parents with young children could know if a child sex - offender was living in their area . The campaign derived from the USA's so - called Megan's Law, operating in honour of murder victim Megan Kanka and allowing publication of a sex offender's photograph and address . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> UK Government </Td> <Td> The Care Standards Act reformed the law relating to the inspection and regulation of various care institutions including children's homes, and created the new post of Director of Children's Rights with the power to investigate individual cases . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The UK committee responsible for monitoring the implementation of the UNCRC in the UK issued its second concluding observations on the UK's progress . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

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