The devices, attached to a child's wrist, set off an alarm if they stray near any of the exits.
The tags will be offered to parents shopping at the giant £1.6bn Westfield centre which opened in west London in October.
In 2002 scientists at Reading University devised a scheme in which children could be implanted with a permanent microchip to monitor their whereabouts. It came in the wake of the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman but was criticised by childrens' groups including Kidscape and Barnardo's who said it was an overreaction that would not benefit children in the longer term.
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This article is more listed to be able to progress the population into being tagged and ultimately chipped than for any safety interest.
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