Further talks are expected later this week after representatives of the News of the World, pressure groups, police officers and the parents of the murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne, yesterday failed to reach accommodation over the newspaper's campaign to "name and shame" convicted paedophiles, Rachel Donnelly writes from London.
After four hours of talks at the newspaper's headquarters in Wapping, east London, the managing editor of the News of the World, Mr Stuart Kuttner, refused to say whether the newspaper would continue the campaign and print more names on Sunday.
The parents of Sarah Payne, who support the paper's campaign, emerged from the meeting demanding a public register of convicted paedophiles and sex offenders. Ms Sara Payne said everyone at the meeting had agreed on the need to improve protection for children.
Pressure groups, including the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders, have called on the newspaper to end the "name and shame" campaign, saying it is counter-productive and has begun to drive paedophiles into hiding.