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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... abase.html

Labour 'wastes' £61,000 promoting ContactPoint database

By Graeme Paton, Education Editor
Published: 1:39PM BST 30 Apr 2010

Ministers have been accused of squandering public money after spending £61,000 on mugs and pens to promote a controversial children’s database.

Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show the cash was spent to raise awareness of ContactPoint – a new register containing the personal details of 11 million children in England.

Some £45,400 has been spent on pens and a further £15,700 on mugs bearing the database’s logo.

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Some £45,400 has been spent on pens and a further £15,700 on mugs bearing the database’s logo.

Distributing them will be more expensive.

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