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Independent Safeguarding Authority

 

The Independent Safeguarding Authority

In April 2008, the Home Office announced that from 12 October 2009 individuals will need to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority ( ISA ) if they are to work or volunteer with children and/or vulnerable adults in a regulated activity. The cost for an individual to apply to register with the ISA will be a one-off, lifetime fee of £64.00.

You will be able to check an individual's ISA -registration status online or as part of an Enhanced CRB check.

The Criminal Records Bureau ( CRB ) welcomes the launch of the new ISA service as it will enhance the current level of protection afforded by CRB checks. The ISA will remove the most dangerous people from the children and vulnerable adults' workforce and the CRB will continue to provide you with the person's criminal record and other relevant information through the CRB check.

The CRB will provide you with a one-stop-shop for access to both of these checks. When used together, a CRB and ISA check will provide you with the most comprehensive vetting and checking service on offer in the world today.

For the latest information coming out from the ISA and its new service please visit the ISA 's website www.isa-gov.org where you can register to receive regular updates.

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Safeguarding Scheme Changes

The Vetting and Barring Scheme aims to ensure that anyone who works or volunteers with children or vulnerable adults is safe to do so. The first stage of the Scheme was implemented on the 12th October 2009 and the plan was to phase the rest of it in at later dates.

However, the coalition Government came to power and halted the Scheme in June 2010 in order to review it. The results of that review have now been announced and it has been revealed that the Scheme is going to be remodelled.

Some of the main changes that have been borne out of the review are:

* The Criminal Records Bureau and the Independent Safeguarding Authority are to merge and form a single safeguarding body;

* Only those working or volunteering closely and regularly with children or vulnerable adults will need to be checked;

* There will be no requirement for anybody to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority, nor will there be any ongoing monitoring;

* The term "controlled activities" will be abolished and "regulated activities" will be redefined;

* CRB disclosures will become portable;

* The Government will raise awareness of safeguarding issues and how everyone can be involved in making children and vulnerable adults safer.

These changes are aimed at making the current system more proportionate and less bureaucratic. The changes will be made in the Protection of Freedoms Bill, which is expected to become law early next year. Until that time, the provisions of the current Scheme which have already been implemented will remain in force.