From October 2009 a new law will come into effect, requiring the registration of all those who work or volunteer to work with children and vulnerable adults. The new scheme, known as Vetting and Barrring, will be run by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), which will work alongside the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) to strengthen current employee vetting systems. This will mean that people will need to be ISA-registered prior to applying for a paid or voluntary position.
This new registration scheme has come about as a result of the Bichard inquiry, following the murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells by school caretaker Ian Huntley in 2002. One of the key issues the inquiry looked at was whether the way employers check the background of job applicants is reliable enough and the employer's degree of responsibility.
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