You may now be aware that the government has today unveiled its Protection of Freedoms Bill which aims to clarify the process of vetting for those who work with children and vulnerable adults.
The Bill seeks to scale back the vetting and barring scheme and criminal records regime to common-sense levels while ensuring vulnerable groups are appropriately protected and the proposals include:
To access the Protection of Freedoms Bill http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/protectionoffreedoms.html
Other relevant information:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/vetting-barring-scheme/
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/vbs-report
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/criminal-records-review-phase1/
The Bill seeks to scale back the vetting and barring scheme and criminal records regime to common-sense levels while ensuring vulnerable groups are appropriately protected and the proposals include:
- merging the CRB and ISA to form a streamlined new body providing a proportionate barring and criminal records checking service
- a large reduction in the number of positions requiring checks. Only those working closely and regularly with children and vulnerable adults will need them
- portability of criminal record checks between jobs to cut down on needless bureaucracy
- an end to a requirement for those working or volunteering with vulnerable groups to register with the VBS and then be continuously monitored
- stopping employers who knowingly request criminal records checks on individuals who are not entitled to them.
To access the Protection of Freedoms Bill http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/protectionoffreedoms.html
Other relevant information:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/vetting-barring-scheme/
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/vbs-report
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/criminal-records-review-phase1/
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