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Vetting and Barring Scheme - Free downloadable resources
20 November 2009
On 12 October 2009, new measures were introduced to help prevent unsuitable people undertaking paid or volunteer work with children or vulnerable adults.
The Independent Safeguarding Authority has created a series of downloadable posters, inserts and email templates, to help explain the new vetting and barring scheme.
Key links:
- ISA downloadable resources
- VSNW Briefing #21: Vetting and Barring -- what you need to know
- Briefing #27: National Safeguarding Unit
- BBC's ONE Show recently (17th November) introduced some of the issues, which can be accessed through teh BBC's i-player for 7 days: the relevant section is from 1 minute 58 seconds to 10 minutes 22 seconds.
Briefing #27, provided by the National Safeguarding Unit, summarises:
- The new unit and its aims
- How it intends to work with the voluntary and community sector
- Who can access its services and how
For more information contact the NW Regional Development Manager, Pauline Ruth, on ruth9x@tinyonline.co.uk or 07967627554 or you can visit the Safe Network website on www.safenetwork.org.uk
Featured Event
Open Public Services - Passage of a bill workshop
This VSNW/Parliamentary Outreach Service event will explore the stages that the bill would go through, their relative importance and ways to engage and influence
Featured News
Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund results announced
The beneficiaries of the £30 million fund to help transform and modernise local charity support services have been announced by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society.
Relaunch of Voluntary Sector Cuts Website
The Voluntary Sector Cuts website has now been relaunched with additional functionality to enable VCS organisations to records cuts to funding and their effects
Views sought on Department of Health draft statutory guidance
VSNW are requesting your views on draft statutory guidance as support for joint strategic needs assessments and health and wellbeing strategies
Events & Trainings
VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West
