Today, 1 April 2008, the Home Office announced that from 12 October 2009 individuals will need to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) if they are to work or volunteer with children and/or vulnerable adults in a regulated activity. The cost for an individual to apply to register with the ISA will be a one-off, lifetime fee of £64.00. You will be able to check an individual’s ISA-registration status online or as part of an Enhanced CRB check.
The ISA should remove the most dangerous people from the children and vulnerable adults’ workforce and the CRB will continue to provide an individual’s criminal record and other relevant information through the CRB check.
The CRB will provide you with a one-stop-shop for access to both of these checks. When used together, a CRB and ISA check will provide you with probably the most comprehensive vetting and checking service on offer in the world today.
The new ISA service is still at the early stages of development but CRB has produced a set of questions and answers to explain what is currently known about the ISA Scheme.
For the latest information coming out from the ISA and its new service please visit the ISA’s website www.isa-gov.org where you can register to receive regular updates.
