To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 25 February 2010, Official Report, column 695W, on vetting: local education authorities, what the timetable is for the review of requirements for Criminal Records Bureau disclosures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough of 25 February 2010, Official Report, column 695W, on vetting: local education authorities, what the timetable is for the review of requirements for Criminal Records Bureau disclosures.

SI 2010/1073. With an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Children Schools and Families. Coming into force in accordance with article 1.

SI 2010/1073. With an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Children Schools and Families. Coming into force in accordance with article 1.

SI 2010/1061. With an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Children Schools and Families. Coming into force 26 July 2010.

SI 2010/1061. With an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Children Schools and Families. Coming into force 26 July 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken to complete Criminal Records Bureau checks; what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken to complete Criminal Records Bureau checks; what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether individuals with a past conviction for an offence of buggery are required to declare the conviction when applying to work with a charity involved with vulnerable people after the offence is (a) spent and (b) deleted; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether individuals with a past conviction for an offence of buggery are required to declare the conviction when applying to work with a charity involved with vulnerable people after the offence is (a) spent and (b) deleted; and if he will make...

I am today publishing two consultation documents as part of reviews of elements of the vetting and barring scheme as recommended by Sir Roger Singleton, the Government's chief adviser on the safety of children, in his recent report "Drawing the Line". The first seeks views on a review of the...

I am today publishing two consultation documents as part of reviews of elements of the vetting and barring scheme as recommended by Sir Roger Singleton, the Government's chief adviser on the safety of children, in his recent report "Drawing the Line". The first seeks views on a review of the...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families (Dawn Primarolo) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today publishing two consultation documents as part of reviews of elements of the vetting and barring scheme as recommended by Sir Roger Singleton, the Government’s...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families (Dawn Primarolo) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today publishing two consultation documents as part of reviews of elements of the vetting and barring scheme as recommended by Sir Roger Singleton, the Government’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with which countries the United Kingdom has bilateral agreements on exchanging criminal records information for employment vetting purposes; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with which countries the United Kingdom has bilateral agreements on exchanging criminal records information for employment vetting purposes; and if he will make a statement.

My Lords, I shall also speak to the second and third Motions in my name. These orders help to implement the vetting and barring scheme under the 2006 Act. Two are from the Department for Children, Schools and Families and one is from the Ministry of Justice. The 2006 Act...

My Lords, I shall also speak to the second and third Motions in my name. These orders help to implement the vetting and barring scheme under the 2006 Act. Two are from the Department for Children, Schools and Families and one is from the Ministry of Justice. The 2006 Act...

Will Scotland be covered with regard to controlled activity?

Will Scotland be covered with regard to controlled activity?

I thank both noble Baronesses for their contributions and for participating in this debate, which is an important act of scrutiny of these important orders. I have had quite a lot of questions; I will do my very best to cover them all now but, as ever, if I do...

I thank both noble Baronesses for their contributions and for participating in this debate, which is an important act of scrutiny of these important orders. I have had quite a lot of questions; I will do my very best to cover them all now but, as ever, if I do...

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Controlled Activity and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2010. Relevant document: 9th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Controlled Activity and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2010. Relevant document: 9th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction. I state right away that we on these Benches share the Government’s concern about how best to protect the public, especially the young, from those who pose a risk to them. To this end, it is important that people who have...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction. I state right away that we on these Benches share the Government’s concern about how best to protect the public, especially the young, from those who pose a risk to them. To this end, it is important that people who have...

We need to remember that the beauty of ISA registration is that once you become registered, your registration is monitored and you can take it with you wherever you go. If you work in a regulated activity and change jobs a lot or have several different jobs, your ISA registration...

We need to remember that the beauty of ISA registration is that once you become registered, your registration is monitored and you can take it with you wherever you go. If you work in a regulated activity and change jobs a lot or have several different jobs, your ISA registration...

Scotland does not have controlled activity; that is the difference. I shall set that out for the noble Baroness when I write to her. The noble Baroness referred to concerns that this scheme is about people who work with children, whereas a great deal of child abuse takes place in...

Scotland does not have controlled activity; that is the difference. I shall set that out for the noble Baroness when I write to her. The noble Baroness referred to concerns that this scheme is about people who work with children, whereas a great deal of child abuse takes place in...

My Lords, these orders have resulted from the rigorous work of Sir Roger Singleton. I notice that he has chosen a very appropriate title for his report: Drawing the Line. That really goes to the heart of what we should be doing—that is, drawing the line in the right place...

My Lords, these orders have resulted from the rigorous work of Sir Roger Singleton. I notice that he has chosen a very appropriate title for his report: Drawing the Line. That really goes to the heart of what we should be doing—that is, drawing the line in the right place...

I declare an interest as a provider in social care. The difficulty, which the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, picked up very strongly, is that these sectors already have great difficulties in recruitment. If CRBs are not transportable, the sector suffers and those people who desperately need the jobs are left...

I declare an interest as a provider in social care. The difficulty, which the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, picked up very strongly, is that these sectors already have great difficulties in recruitment. If CRBs are not transportable, the sector suffers and those people who desperately need the jobs are left...

Draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Controlled Activity and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2010. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Debated with draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2010, and draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Devolution and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Controlled Activity and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2010. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Debated with draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2010, and draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Devolution and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what vetting and barring guidance applies to visits to schools by representatives of religious organisations; and how many such representatives have been refused access to schools in accordance with that guidance in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what vetting and barring guidance applies to visits to schools by representatives of religious organisations; and how many such representatives have been refused access to schools in accordance with that guidance in each of the last three years.

I am today publishing the report of the Independent Adviser for Criminality Information Management, Mrs. Sunita Mason, into the arrangements for retaining and disclosing records on the police national computer (PNC), together with the Government's response. I am placing copies in the Libraries of both Houses and in the Vote...

I am today publishing the report of the Independent Adviser for Criminality Information Management, Mrs. Sunita Mason, into the arrangements for retaining and disclosing records on the police national computer (PNC), together with the Government's response. I am placing copies in the Libraries of both Houses and in the Vote...