Vetting and barring: 'The longer it takes, the longer the risks will persist

Third Sector, 17 October 2007

Indira Das-Gupta meets Sir Roger Singleton, the ex-head of Barnardo's, who will oversee the new system for vetting individuals wishing to work with children and vulnerable adults.

Numerous charities have already expressed concerns about the new vetting and barring scheme that will run alongside the current Criminal Records Bureau system of checks from next autumn. CSV has warned that it could scare off would-be volunteers (Third Sector, 18 July). Unsurprisingly, Sir Roger Singleton, chair of the Independent...

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