New Online Vetting and Barring scheme proposed

11 Aug 2010

The charity Fair Play for Children has proposed a new online-only vetting and barring scheme for staff and volunteers working with vulnerable people. Under the proposed system, employers would be given online access to information about people applying to work or volunteer with children and vulnerable adults, using a secure code.The proposed system is set out in detail in a report by the charity, called Out With the Bathwater?. The Home Office announced in June that the vetting and barring scheme set up by the previous government would be halted and remodelled. The scheme proposed that applicants to work or volunteer with children and vulnerable adults should register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority and have their details placed on a central database. It has not yet announced any further details about the scheme.
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