The Manifesto Club brings glad tidings of a growing rebellion against senseless child protection rules… VOLUNTEERS REBEL AGAINST VETTING The churches are ringing to the sounds of rebellion, as volunteers across the country say ‘no’ to criminal records checks and other over-cautious child protection rules. These Campaign Against Vetting supporters are on the front page [...]

Oxfordshire County Council is being swamped with demands for more than 60 CRB checks every day as part of statutory vetting for teachers, care workers, youth football coaches and foster parents. Councillors have called for a change to a system that has been “strangled with red tape”. Over the past three years, the number of [...]

High Court has ruled that the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 breaches human rights law. Background The Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) established under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (the Act) prevents those who are placed on the children’s barred list, and/or the adults’ barred list (the Barred Lists), from working with children and/or [...]

There are several reports in the Media about the Government’s decision to review its vetting and barring scheme. These include:- Children and Young People Now: Vetting and Barring Scheme Gets Underway Daily Telegraph: Anti-paedophile vetting scheme to be ripped up

How can I feed into the review process? The following extract has been taken from the ISA website The Government is committed to ensuring that the Scheme is set at a level which is appropriate to protect both children and vulnerable adults. As with all Government business, organisations are welcome to contact any of the [...]