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ISA
The ISA (Independent Safeguarding Authority) has been created to prevent unsuitable children from working with children and vulnerable adults.
Increased safeguards have 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 and/ or vulnerable adults in a wide variety of posts - including most NHS jobs, prison service, education, childcare etc. Employers also face criminal sanctions for knowingly employing a barred individual across a wider range of work
- The three former barred lists (POCA< POVA< List 99) have been replaced by two ISA barred lists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
ISA Registration has now been halted
Registration will be a five year phase in process beginning with those who are new workers or moving jobs, and then those who have never had a CRB check, to those with older CRB checks etc. Exact dates will be given in the future to churches.
New workers or those moving jobs after July 2010 will be required to apply for ISA Registration. From November 2010 ISA Registration will be mandatory for all new workers and those moving jobs before a position can be taken up.
ISA Registration will be handled through Registered Bodies in the same manner that CRB checks are handled.
Further information will be sent out to churches as it becomes available.
Please check out the ISA website www.isa-gov.org.uk for more information and updates.