vetting in northern ireland staff working with children and vulnerable adults
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Vetting in Northern IrelandStaff working with
Children and Vulnerable Adults
Andy Thomson MACatholic Church Northern Dioceses
Legislation
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Order 1978
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Exemptions Order 1979
• Part V Police Act 1997
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and Order 2007
• Criminal Records Disclosure Regs. 2008
• DPA and ECHR
Criteria for Vetting
• Exempt Question and Proscribed Purpose
• Regulated Activity;
Teaching, Training, Instruction, Care, Supervision, Advice or Guidance to Children or Vulnerable Adults
and assistance to Vulnerable Adults
• Children <18 years
• V.A. as defined by SVG
Process
Regulated Activity ?
Application form and ID verified.
Checked and countersigned by NVO.
Forwarded to AccessNI who check,
CRO, PNC, Barred Lists, Police Intel, Garda
Process 2
Certificate Issued
To Applicant and Northern Vetting Office
Risk Assessment and Decision
Freedom to Appoint Letter issued
Role of Authorised Signatory
• Consider Information Disclosed
• Check with applicant if necessary
• Assessment of Risk
• Risk v Role v Responsibility
• Consider risk management and sharing
• Protection has primacy over rehabilitation
Assessment of information
• Understanding Offences
• Violence , Sexual Motives, Dishonesty
• Court Disposal and Sentencing
• Value of ‘Soft Intelligence’ on Certificate
• Spent and Unspent Convictions
• Cautions
• Barred or Disqualified
Process of Appeal
• Any appeal against information goes to AccessNI
• Appeal against decision, to NVO• Advise applicant of process• Church Authority convenes Panel• Applicant makes representations to Panel• Panel makes decision for consideration of
Church Authority.• Was original decision Irrational or Unreasonable
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