Events
Vetting and Barring Scheme Information Roadshow
A Vetting & Barring Scheme (VBS) Information Roadshow
will be held in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on 29 June 2009. There will be both morning and afternoon
sessions. The morning session will run from 10:00am until 1:00pm; the afternoon session from 2:00pm
until 5:00pm.
This a joint production between government departments responsible for
delivery of the VBS across Northern Ireland, England and Wales; AccessNI, the Criminal Records Bureau
(CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
The event will explain the scope of the scheme and its impact on employers,
voluntary organisations, employees and volunteers and provide an opportunity for delegates to have their
questions answered. It will also demonstrate how AccessNI, CRB and the ISA will deliver the new scheme
as required under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007 and the Safeguarding Vulnerable
Groups Act 2006.
The events are free to attend and open to all interested parties. However,
places are limited and must be booked in advance through the ISA website: http://www.isa-gov.org.uk
Should you have any questions, please contact the Vetting and Barring
Communications Team at: scheme_info@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk. Alternatively, contact
the Northern Ireland VBS Implementation Team at: svgni@dhsspsni.gov.uk.
Further details of events are included at the lnks below:
