Publication of the findings from the review of the Vetting and Barring Scheme
Children's Minister Tim Loughton said: "皇冠体育app new system will be less bureaucratic and less intimidating."
皇冠体育app government has today published the findings from the review of the Vetting and Barring Scheme.
Children鈥檚 Minister Tim Loughton said:
Protecting children and keeping them safe remains our top priority, but it鈥檚 also important that well-meaning adults are not put off working or volunteering with children.
皇冠体育app new system will be less bureaucratic and less intimidating. It will empower organisations to ask the right questions and make all the appropriate pre-employment checks, and encourage everyone to be vigilant.
This is a commonsense and proportionate approach which will ensure that children are properly protected without driving a wedge between them and adults.
皇冠体育app Vetting and Barring Scheme remodelling review: report and recommendations is available from the Home Office.
A parallel Review of the criminal records regime led by Mrs Sunita Mason, the Government鈥檚 independent adviser on criminality information management, has also completed its first phase and the findings of that review are available online.
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