Vetting and Barring
VETTING AND BARRING SCHEME IS ON HOLD PENDING REVIEW BY NEW GOVERNMENT. Information below refers to scheme pre May election.
MARCH 2010. Full guidance about the Scheme is available now as a FREE download.
In response to the overwhelming interest in the subject, the guidance makes special mention of those areas where the Scheme does not apply and discusses the points raised by Sir Roger Singleton when he reported into the boundaries of the Scheme in December 2009.
Printed copies of this full guidance document will be available from April 5th ring 0300 123 1111 to request a copy.
The new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) involving the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), will have a major impact on the recruitment and monitoring practices of people working or volunteering with children. All organisations working in these areas will need to understand the implications of this new legislation.
- October 2009 - Regulated activities introduced
- July 2010 - Applications for Registration start
Created under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, the new Vetting and Barring Scheme will replace the current List 99, Protection of Children Act (PoCA), Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) and Disqualification Orders regimes. The ISA will decide who is unsuitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable groups. It will base its decisions on pulling together information held by various agencies, government departments and the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
Once the scheme is fully rolled out, it will be illegal to hire someone in regulated activity who is not registered, and has therefore not been checked by, the ISA. The new scheme will cover employees and volunteers in the education, care and health industries, affecting some 11.3 million people.
For more information please visit the Vetting and Barring page on this website.