Books by Josie Appleton

Josie Appleton is director of the Manifesto Club civil liberties group, and has led the group's work on the vetting and barring scheme since the passing of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act in 2006. She has written over a dozen reports about the growth of child protection measures which have featured widely in print and broadcast media, from The Times to Panorama. She has also written influential reports on issues such as on-the-spot fines, anti-social behaviour powers, the regulation of leafleting, and restrictions in public spaces. Her research interest is to examine the new forms taken by contemporary state regulation and the effect of regulation on the operation of civic life.