Safeguarding reforms

Safeguarding reforms

The Government is reforming child proectiona and the criminal records system.

Changes to the criminal records system

Sunita Mason's review

Sunita Mason conducted a review into the criminal records system and reported in two phases 

Phase 1 http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/criminal-records-review-phase1/

Phase 2 http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/criminal-records-review-phase2

Protection of Freedoms Bill

The recommendations from the review have fed into the Protection of Freedoms Bill. The Home Office has provided further supporting information on the bill, including a factsheet on safeguarding of vulnerable groups and CRBs. 

Key changes contained in the Bill include:

• Restrictions on the scope of regulation
• Abolishing controlled activity
• Issuing the CRB certificate to the individual rather than the employer
• Introducing portability and continuous updating
• Merging CRB and ISA to create a new Disclosure and Barring Service

Portability & Continous updating

CRB has produced a briefing pack on the proposed continous updating service. Please note these are not definitive statements of how it will work but give a good idea of how the system will work. 

Briefing pack for organisations

Munrow review of child protection

Eileen Munrow has conducted a review of child protection arrangements