VA Briefing 132 – Child Protection Part IV – Children and vulnerable groups

Briefing 109 (published in September 2007) described the measures introduced in England and Wales between 2004 and 2007 to help protect children. This briefing brings that information up-to-date as of March 2010, providing details of the newly established Independent Safeguarding Authority and the steps you need to take under the new Vetting and Barring Scheme for the protection of both children and vulnerable adults. This Briefing should be read in conjunction with Briefings 82, 83 and 109.

Please note: While much of the information included in this briefing is suitable for all groups and organisations, the references to recent legislation are specifically for groups in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland will have its own Vetting and Barring Scheme, which will run alongside, and share information with, the scheme detailed here. Voluntary Arts Scotland will be publishing more details on this in due course. If you are based in Scotland or the Republic of Ireland, and want to know more about how child protection regulations apply to you, contact Voluntary Arts Scotland (info@vascotland.org.uk) or Voluntary Arts Ireland (info@vaireland.org).

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This Briefing was published in March 2010. The content and resources were applicable at the time of going to press. Much of the information contained in Briefings is generic but some facts and contacts details may change and /or go out of date. You are therefore advised to double check the currency of the content in this document.