A council in Hertfordshire has banned parents from two council-run adventure playgrounds because they have not been Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checked.

Watford Borough Council wrote to parents and carers saying adults without a CRB check would have to be supervised by vetted playworkers.

The letter said it had no option but to ban all adults including parents and carers from the two sites.

It said this was no different to other groups like brownies and cubs.