Government safeguards for children and vulnerable adults

Employers who don’t carry out necessary checks on people who work with children and vulnerable adults will be penalised under a new government scheme.

The Government is to consult on the process for barring unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults, as part of the next stage to introduce the toughest ever vetting and barring scheme under the newly established public body, the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

The system was legislated for in the Safeg... (519 more words)

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