Leisure centres ban mobile camera phones to deter paedophiles

A TRADE body has instructed the country’s leisure centres to ban mobile picture phones amid fears of paedophiles preying on children in swimming pools.

Leisure centres ban mobile camera phones to deter paedophiles

The Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM) in Ireland said guidelines were recently issued to 500 local authority and privately-run centres in advance of a decision by a district council in the North to ban mobile phones.

ILAM chief executive Kilian Fisher said: "We are not aware of any specific complaints but, for various reasons, we recommended to our members a ban on mobile phones.

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