Written question asked by Debra Shipley (Labour) on Thursday, 27 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 February 2005. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Friday, 4 February 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why Protection of Children Act (PoCA) and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) referrals are not automatically cross-checked; and if he will require the automatic cross-checking of PoVA and PoCA lists.

Answer: Ms Shipley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills why Protection of Children Act (PoCA) and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) referrals are not automatically cross-checked; and if he will require the automatic cross-checking of PoVA and PoCA lists. [213296] Margaret Hodge: There is provision for cross referral between the two schemes. Where an individual is added to one of the lists, they will also be considered for inclusion on the other list, if the misconduct means that they may be unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. This means that, where appropriate, some individuals are included on both lists, therefore removing the need for cross-checking.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 430 c1140W; 213296
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Children Learning disability Protection Monitoring Vetting Vulnerable adults
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk