Following the murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells
by Ian Huntley (a school caretaker) in 2002, the Bichard Inquiry
was commissioned. One of the issues this Inquiry looked at was the
way employers recruit people to work with children and vulnerable
adults.
It asked whether the way employers check the background of job
applicants is reliable enough. It also asked whether employers
should be responsible for deciding whether a job applicant can be
safely employed.
The Inquiry’s recommendations led to the
Safeguarding
Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, and as a result of recommendation
19 of the Inquiry the creation of the Vetting and Barring Scheme
(VBS). (link to the Scheme). The ISA’s role within the Vetting and
Barring Scheme is to make robust and accountable barring decisions
and to maintain the ISA’s Children’s Barred list and the Adult’s
Barred List.
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