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The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) was a non-departmental public body for England, Northern Ireland and Wales, that existed until 1 December 2012, when it merged with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) to form the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Act established the legal basis for the Independent Safeguarding Authority who managed the two lists of people barred from working with children and/or vulnerable adults replacing the former barred lists (List 99, [2] the Protection of Children Act 1999 (PoCA), [3] the scheme relating to the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) [4] and ...
In May 2002, the Department for Education began maintaining a list of individuals who are not suitable to work with children. This list was originally named List 99, later named the ISA Children's Barred List (maintained by the Independent Safeguarding Authority) and finally, the DBS Children's Barred List (maintained by the Disclosure and Barring Service).
An independent safeguarding body is the “only way to restore trust and confidence” in the Church of England following the recent abuse scandal, the chair of a public inquiry has said.
The Act removed the Controlled Activity and Monitoring sections from the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Groups Act. Chapter 3 created a new body corporate, called the Disclosure and Barring Service, which merged the functions of the Independent Safeguarding Authority and Criminal Records Bureau.
Sir Roger Singleton CBE (born November 1942) [1] is chair of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (now part of the Disclosure and Barring Service) and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. He was chief executive of Barnardo's for 21 years, succeeding Mary Joynson, and was awarded a knighthood for his services to children in 2005.
In January [12] or October [8] 2009, List 99 and some other, similar lists, were replaced by the Children's Barred List, which was created under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and which was maintained by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). [8] [12]
Local Better Regulation Office - dissolved on 1 April 2012, its functions taken over by the Better Regulation Delivery Office, an independent unit within the BIS. Office for Fair Access; Student Loans Company; UK Atomic Energy Authority; UK Commission for Employment and Skills; The Cabinet Office. Central Office of Information; National School ...