New vetting authority from October 2009
11th April 2008, 9:01 am
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) is to operate as the single vetting authority maintaining a list of people who are not allowed to work with children or vulnerable adults from 12th October 2009. It will incorporate all existing barring lists, work alongside the Criminal Records Bureau and cover England, Wales and Northern Ireland (although arrangements for application and appeals may differ slightly in Northern Ireland).
There will be no charge for volunteers but the standard fee will become payable if they later take up paid work. The one-off fee has two parts - a CRB enhanced disclosure which currently costs £36 and the actual ISA registration of £28.
Home Office news item, http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-releases/independent-authority-go-live, ISA at http://www.isa-gov.org.uk.