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  1. New vetting system to safeguard the vulnerable

    The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act will, this October, bring in a centralised vetting system for people banned from working with children and vulnerable adults. Employers can make online checks about potential or existing employees, with information about new individuals updated straightaway. Employers will be informed where possible if an individual becomes barred. Fines of up to £5,000 will be levied on employers that knowingly employ individuals on the list or fail to make the relevant checks. It is now seven years since the murder of schoolgirls, ...

    News | 18 Aug 2009

  2. New vetting system to safeguard the vulnerable

    The Vetting and Barring scheme is recommendation 19 of the Bichard Report which was published in June 2004 following the investigation into failures around the Soham case. From 12 October 2009 the scheme will integrate POVA, POCA, List 99 and the Disqualification Order Regime into one list of people barred f...

    Comment | 25 Aug 2009

  3. New vetting system to safeguard the vulnerable

    With equal respect, it is not about new and improved or alternative it is about civil liberties and reasonably positive affirmation that an individual has not been convicted or charged with a criminal offence rather than being suspected of being potentiaaly abusive to another in this case vulnerable individual. In either case the syst...

    Comment | 21 Aug 2009

  4. New vetting system to safeguard the vulnerable

    With respect, can I suggest everyone reads the details of the scheme before asking questions in the forum? It may save some time and effort to go to the website that has all the details including factsheets, helplines and FAQs that will answer 99.9% of questions. www.isa-gov.org.uk. Then if clarity is still needed, then the forum is your man.

    Comment | 20 Aug 2009

  5. New vetting system to safeguard the vulnerable

    So is this going to be a replacement for enhanced CRB checks a combination of 'lists' or just making them all them redundant or, having gone potty over the construction black list, is this going to be another alternative black list or what ?

    Comment | 19 Aug 2009

  6. New vetting system to safeguard the vulnerable

    I think it would also be in order to give some assurances to those who have been wrongly put under suspicion. We have to ensure that the proper avenues are in place for the right of redress before someone's career is put in jeopardy. All the emphasis is put on the authorities missing relevant offences but they have also made mistakes...

    Comment | 19 Aug 2009

  7. 2009: new beginnings

    workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network 2009: new beginnings Including our essential guide to workplace regulation in the New Year NEW YEAR spEciAl issUE DECEMBER 08/JANUARY 09 Issue 43 Energy performance certificates: The biggest challenge of 2008? Page 22 Death of the temp Why new laws threaten the future of agency workers. Page 16 put throug...

    Magazine issue | 8 Dec 2008

  8. 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 Aut...

    News | 15 Nov 2007

  9. Vetting and Barring Scheme review to begin

    ...e also announcing a review of the criminal records regime which has developed piecemeal for years and is due for an overhaul to ensure that we strike a balance between protecting civil liberties and protecting the public."   The final recommendations for the scheme will be announced early in the New Year.   Care Services Minister Paul Burstow said: "We have to strike the right balance in safeguarding vulnerable people. The risk of abuse can come from people close to victims not just from paid staff and volunteers. No one can subcontract responsibility for protecting at-risk people, we all ...

    News | 22 Oct 2010

  10. Vetting and Barring Scheme halted

    Registration with the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) will be halted to allow the Government to remodel the scheme "back to proportionate, common sense levels", it was announced today. Voluntary registration with the VBS for new employees and job-movers working or volunteering with children and vulnerable adults was due to start on 26 July. This registration has now been stopped. The Government says it “recognises that many businesses, community groups and individuals see the current scheme as disproportionate and o...

    News | 15 Jun 2010

  11. Vetting and Barring Scheme: Planning ahead

    © Workplace Law Group 2010 All rights reserved The Vetting and Barring Scheme The Vetting and Barring Scheme From July 2010 all new employees and volunteers working with children or vulnerable adults can register for the new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS). From November 2010 it will be illegal to start people who are not registered with the Scheme in regulated activity. Hylary Kingham explains the thinking behind the new sche...

    News analysis | 28 Apr 2010

  12. Two million fewer people required to register with VBS

    ...defined as a small number of activities where there might be opportunity for contact with children or vulnerable adults, such as working as a hospital or school receptionist, but falls short of the opportunities open to other roles such as nurses or teachers. This review will be launched in the New Year. A review is also planned on when, in the future, workers who have already secured ISA registration, will have to get CRB checks.  Following the announcement on the reduction of the number of people needing to be checked on the new Vetting and Barring Scheme, Anne Fairweather, Head of Pub...

    News | 15 Dec 2009

  13. Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme launched in Scotland

    A new scheme aimed at better safeguarding vulnerable groups was announced in Scotland this week. It is separate, but aligned with, the Vetting and Barring scheme (VBS) which was launched last month and covers the rest of the UK. The Scottish scheme will replace the need for multiple 'one-off' checks...

    News | 13 Nov 2009

  14. The Diversity Dilemma

    workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network 'Tis the season... ...to treat everyone fairly? iNsiDE This issuE NOV/DEC 2009 Issue 51 A ding dong or merrily high? You'll never walk alone Health promotion campaign in Liverpool. Page 24 NEW! CPD section Expert guidance on DSE and the DDA. Page 30 Comment: What are you doing to ensure this world is a fit place for the next generation? Page 45 interview: Peter Reading, Fire Safety Manager at the Ministry of Justice, on the RRO so far. Page 22 Plus: An all new data section, and a news ...

    Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009

  15. Vetting and barring scheme launched

    Today sees the launch of the new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS), which will be delivered under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. The new VBS was created following the Bichard Inquiry into the Soham murders, which recommended a number of key improvements to the system that bars unsuitable individuals from work...

    News | 12 Oct 2009

  16. Changes to Workplace Law Magazine

    workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network New legislation But equal treatment for all? New Look MaGaziNe SEPT/OCT 2009 Issue 50 God's green earth Partner profile Meet Chris Hoar, DG at the Facilities Management Association. Body of evidence How PHS Datashred helps the NHS dispose of its confidential data. Comment: Will the new Equality Bil...

    Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009

  17. Shake-up of CRB system and VBS confirmed

    ...anges, more than nine million people working or volunteering with children and vulnerable adults will no longer need to register and be monitored by the state. The changes are outlined in the Freedoms Bill. Subject to parliamentary approval, the Bill is expected to become law by early 2012. The new regime would be introduced as soon as possible after this. The proposals, which come after a comprehensive review of the existing system, include: the merging of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) to form a streamlined new body providing a 'propor...

    News | 11 Feb 2011

  18. Sweeping changes

    workplacelaw rkpla rkplac The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Sweeping changes How the Coalition Government intends to tidy up workplace legislation inside this issue JUL/AUG 2010 Issue 55 Comment: Implications of the BA industrial dispute Page 15 new Government: What now for HR immigration law? Page 34 Environment management expert, Colin Malcolm, talks sensible sustainability. Page 22 Climate change Rules of engagement How to ensure your contractors are competent. Page 24 Cup challenge A bad case of football fever? Page 27 Plus: A new-loo...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2010

  19. Can employers rely on criminal record checks?

    ...sses are unable to wait for the results of checks. However, the laws surrounding the vetting of people working with children or vulnerable adults is set to change. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 received royal assent towards the end of last year. It sets out the framework for a new vetting system for people working or volunteering with vulnerable clients. The Act means that employers will be able to make a ‘real-time’ instant check of whether a prospective employee is barred, with secure online access rather than the current paper-based process. This list would be upd...

    News | 19 Jan 2007

  20. Firms face

    Under new controls companies could face fines of up to £5,000 if they hire staff who have not been properly vetted. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill includes plans to introduce a centralised vetting system for people working with children and vulnerable adults. Employers - including those who...

    News | 2 Mar 2006

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