Well! Isn’t this a complete waste of time?
The Government’s new Vetting & Barring Scheme comes into effect next year. As a Youth Football Coach, I will have to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority or face a £5,000 fine. This is over and above my current CRB-checked status (x2 so far…).
So this has to be A Good Thing, doesn’t it, as it will no doubt protect the boys I coach. Well … no, not according to the ISA themselves:
Q21. What does being ‘ISA-registered’ mean?
• ISA-registered means:
- No information is held that demonstrates the person poses a risk of harm to children or vulnerable adults.
- A person’s registration status is continuously monitored and if any new information such as a relevant caution or conviction, or information from employers comes to light, the ISA is informed, they will re-assess the person’s potential risk to vulnerable groups and they may chose to bar the individual.
• ISA-registered does not mean:
- That someone is “safe†or has been “cleared to workâ€
- That the ISA has scrutinised all information held on them, not least because new information may be coming in all the time.
[emphasis added]
So yet another complete and utter waste of time from yet another quango, especially as this new ISA Registration will not be replacing CRB checks!
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