The first phase of the vetting and barring scheme was implemented on 12 October 2009. Affected employers must now obtain enhanced CRB checks to ensure that individuals working with children or vulnerable adults in a regulated activity are not on the barred lists held by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (external website). It is now an offence for an employer to allow a person who it knows is barred to engage in a regulated activity in relation to children and vulnerable adults. From 1 November 2010 it will be mandatory for new and transferring employees into a regulated activity to register with the Authority.
The vetting and barring scheme is the subject of the current series of articles provided by Hammonds LLP (external website) for XpertHR’s topic of the week (subscription required). The first article in the series by Sue Nickson, Chief Operating Officer, Partner (Employment) and International Head of Human Capital at Hammonds, provides an overview of the scheme and the timetable for its full implementation. Future articles in this series will be a case study, FAQs and a checklist.
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