ISA and Vetting and Barring Scheme

Vetting and Barring - July Registration Halted

The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) and Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) were created in response to the Bichard enquiry (2002) into the deaths of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells. The report highlighted the need for a single agency to vet all individuals who want to work or volunteer with children, young people or vulnerable adults.

The VBS came into being on October 12th 2009 and will be rolled out fully over the next five years.

To find out more about the ISA and VBS, who needs to register, the implications of this for you and your organisation click here and/or download the latest briefing.

For further information on specific topics relating to the VBS, click on the links below:

VBS Application Process

ISA Registration Costs

Making Referrals to the ISA

The Scope of Regulated Activity

Online Checking with the ISA

Barring

Key Dates

October 12th 2009 - Employers have a new legal duty to make referrals to the ISA. To find out more click here.
July 2010 - New entrants and those changing roles to work with vulnerable groups can register with the ISA. To find out more click here.
November 2010 - New entrants and those changing roles must register with the ISA before starting work.
April 2011 - Existing workers can start to ISA-register

How VAL can help

FREE training sessions on the ISA and VBS are being offered at Voluntary Action LeicesterShire. See the latest training programme for details. Applications to attend the session can be made online at http://www.valonline.org.uk/training-groups or by calling the Helpline on 0116 2575050 to ask for a booking form and course information.

Individual support for your group/organisation can be accessed through the Group Support Team who can be contacted on http://www.groupsupport.org.uk or by contacting the Helpline as above.

Up-to-date information and links to useful resources through can be accessed through the Children's Workforce Matters Website. A copy of the VBS Guidance Document (October 2009) that contains an overview of the scheme, detailed explanations of controlled and regulated activity, what constitutes frequent and intensive activity plus examples of situations where the scheme does/does not apply can be found on this website.

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