The Liberal Democrats have asked the Education Secretary to “seriously consider” mandating CCTV in nurseries in response to the case of paedophile nursery worker Vincent Chan.

Speaking in the Commons on Thursday, Liberal Democrats education spokesperson Munira Wilson said CCTV had been “vital” in getting convictions in a similar case in her Twickenham constituency and said its use in the nursery in Camden may have led to Vincent Chan being discovered earlier.

She welcomed Bridget Phillipson’s statement on the case vowing to work closely with a safeguarding practice review, but added “will the Secretary of State now seriously consider mandating CCTV in nurseries, with the requirement for management to regularly review footage and Ofsted to routinely check footage at inspections”.

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