Received this just yesterday. It also said that this will start from July 2010 for "new entrants" and for existing staff will be phased in over the next 5 years (i.e when CRBs are due to be renewed).
How will the new Vetting and Barring Scheme work?
1. Making an application to register
Those Supply Teachers who are applying to work with children or vulnerable adults will have to apply to be ISA-registered via the CRB on the new application form. For individuals undertaking paid employment, the registration will incur a one-off fee of £64. [£58 in Northern Ireland]. Individuals may still be required by their employers to obtain a CRB check to check suitability to for their actual job and duties.
It will be the Supply Teachers responsibility to cover the cost of the fee of £64 together with any supply application costs.
2. The initial vetting process
Any relevant information from the police or referrals from other sources, such as previous employers or professional bodies, will be passed to the ISA for consideration. The ISA will use all relevant information to decide whether the applicant should be placed on a Barred List. If there is no information the CRB will inform the applicant that they are ISA-registered.
Individuals placed on the ISA Barred Lists will have the right to make representations against the decision and also to the Care Standards Tribunal (new window), except where they have committed a serious offence.
3. Continuous monitoring
All ISA-registered individuals are subject to continuous monitoring. This means that the ISA decision not to bar them could be reviewed in the light of new police or referral information. Where this happens the ISA will notify the employer or service provider concerned, wherever they have registered an interest.
4. Online checking
Subsequent employers or service providers will be able to check an individual’s status online free of charge. In most cases they will also be able to seek Enhanced Disclosure (which will contain information on any criminal records) from the CRB. As is currently the case, certain employers will be required to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure
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