Welcome to the Independent Safeguarding Authority
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)
has been created to help prevent unsuitable people from working
with children and vulnerable adults.
We do this by working in partnership with the Criminal Records
Bureau (CRB) and other delivery partners.
Read more about how we will provide this
service.
Increased safeguards have now been introduced under the Vetting
and Barring Scheme, from October 12th 2009:
- It is now a criminal offence for individuals barred by the ISA
to work or apply to work with children or vulnerable adults in a
wide range of posts - including most NHS jobs, Prison Service,
education and childcare. Employers also face criminal sanctions for
knowingly employing a barred individual across a wider range of
work;
- The three former barred lists (POCA, POVA and List 99) are
being replaced by two new ISA-barred lists;
- Employers, local authorities, professional regulators and other
bodies have a duty to refer to the ISA, information about
individuals working with children or vulnerable adults where they
consider them to have caused harm or pose a risk of harm. Referral forms and referral guidance are available.
VBS Guidance is also available
covering the increased safeguards and the duties to refer
introduced from the 12th October.
Please note: ISA-registration for the Vetting and
Barring Scheme does not start for new workers or those moving jobs
until July 2010 and ISA-registration does not become mandatory for
these workers until November 2010. All other staff will be phased
into the scheme from 2011.
Further information on how to apply for
registration will be provided in due course.
