Man arrested after Sarah's Law call

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The scheme, which was launched on Monday, allows parents in four areas to ask police if anyone with access to their children has convictions for child sex offences.

Warwickshire Police said four calls had been received since the launch and one prompted police to take "immediate action".

Detective Chief Inspector Debbie Tedds said: "One of the calls received was from a member of the public raising concern about a child and as a result immediate action was taken to protect children at risk.

"A man has been arrested and inquiries are ongoing. Agencies in Warwickshire were not previously aware of the child or the circumstances."

The year-long pilots were launched in response to demands from parents to know where convicted paedophiles were living.

The campaign for a law was launched after the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne by Roy Whiting in 2000.

The trials are being held in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Southampton, Stockton in Cleveland and Warwickshire.

Since Monday about 36 members of the public have made requests for information under the scheme, but not all were from within the pilot areas or fell within the scope of the scheme, police said.

A Home Office spokesman said: "The child sex offender disclosure pilots are a huge step forward and are one of the measures in place to ensure Britain continues to be one of the leading countries in the management of registered sexual offenders."