Anthony Horowitz

The move comes after The Independent revealed that prominent children's authors, including Philip Pullman and Anthony Horowitz, have threatened to stop visiting schools rather than subject themselves to the "insulting" requirement.

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...an Oscar-winning movie starring Robin Williams, as well as Philip Pullman, author of the fantasy trilogy "His Dark Materials" and Anthony Horowitz, who penned the "Alex Rider" series and other favorites. Horowitz wrote in a column in The...

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...at the cost of GBP64 and undergo criminal checks. Writers such as Philip Pullman and Anthony Horowitz, who regularly visit schools, are among those who have roundly condemned the scheme. You can see why - the other day I heard of a retired...

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...that requires them to register on a database in case they pose a danger to children. Philip Pullman, Anne Fine, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake all told The Independent that they object to having their names on the...

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...refusing to be vetted in this way. Fear factor: Authors Phillip Pullman, Quentin Blake and Anthony Horowitz have joined a campaign against excessive checks for people trying to help education It's very easy to write him off as some...

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...nothing but contempt." Mr Pullman is not alone in his refusal. Other authors who object to being vetted include Anne Fine, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake. According to former Children's Laureate Mrs Fine: "The whole...

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...the new policy "corrosive and poisonous to every kind of healthy social interaction". Mr Horowitz describes the measure as "ludicrous and insane". "Holiday hell on the roads" is the main headline in the Daily Express. The Guardian says...

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...visiting schools in protest. Philip Pullman, Anne Fine, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake all said they would refuse to have their names on the database, which carries a GBP64 registration fee. However, the chief executive...

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...for compiling the database. Several British children's authors including Anthony Horowitz and Philip Pullman have said they will stop visiting schools in protest at having to register with the scheme. Copyright (c) Press Association...

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