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Title Vetting and Barring Press Release Press Release Date: 129034944000000000 Tuesday, November 24, 2009
24 November 2009 Vetting and BarringFollowing the introduction of the Government’s new Vetting and Barring Scheme, the General Dental Council (GDC) would like to clarify its current stance and obligations in relation to the change in the law.
The GDC is aware that from July 2010 any dental professionals who are changing jobs or starting work for the first time will need to register with the Independent Safeguard Authority. (ISA)
This authority was created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults through the Vetting and Barring Scheme.
Within the meaning of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, the delivery of dental care is a ‘regulated activity’; therefore all those delivering that care must be registered with the ISA in the long term. Registrants already employed and not changing jobs will be included in the scheme over time, with everyone needing to be included by 2015.
There are two lists of barred people. One for individuals barred from working with children and one for those barred from working with vulnerable adults. An individual can be listed on either or both.
As of 12 October 2009, it became a criminal offence for people barred by the ISA to work or apply to work with children or vulnerable adults in a wide range of posts. It is also now a criminal offence for an employer to knowingly employ a barred person in a regulated activity.
The Council now has a legal obligation to share information about GDC registrants with the ISA. It is waiting to be advised as to exactly what information it will have to share, but it is likely to be anything which could indicate that a registrant poses a risk to children or vulnerable adults. The GDC may also receive information about its registrants from the ISA. It has already been decided by Council that such information should not result in automatic erasure from the Register, but should be considered as an allegation of impaired fitness to practise through the usual channels.
The GDC is looking carefully at how the Vetting and Barring Scheme will affect registrants and what role the Council will play. It is liaising with other regulators and working out how best to share relevant information alongside existing guidance on protecting patients
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Posted - 24/11/2009 : 20:24:14
How many times through the same hoop?
John Stanfield
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Posted - 28/11/2009 : 21:53:56
I thought the GDC protected patients, were made aware of any convictions etc etc. The ISA won't know until someone decides to initiate a check....
How many more regulators can a profession have? What a waste of time and money.
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Posted - 16/06/2010 : 18:48:01
Vetting and Barring scheme to be reviewedThe General Dental Council is promising to keep registrants up to date after a Government scheme aimed at protecting children and vulnerable adults was put under review.
It was announced last year that from July 2010 any dental professionals who were changing jobs or starting work for the first time would need to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) and that by 2015 all dental professionals would need to be registered. This registration has now been stopped.
Home Secretary, Theresa May, has revealed that registration with the Vetting and Barring scheme is being postponed to allow the Government “to review it and remodel it back to proportionate, common sense levels.”
The Vetting and Barring scheme was devised in response to an enquiry into the 2002 Soham murders which called for better information sharing. It was designed to protect children and vulnerable adults by preventing those who pose a known risk from gaining access to them through their work.
Within the meaning of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, the delivery of dental care is a ‘regulated activity’; therefore it was proposed that all those delivering that care must be registered with the ISA in the long term.
Head of Standards at the GDC, Janet Collins said:
“We will watch with interest the review into this scheme by the Government. We will make sure registrants are up to date with any changes which affect their obligations under the scheme, as well as what information the GDC is obliged to share with the ISA.
We’d also like to remind dental professionals the GDC expects all registrants to be aware of the procedures involved in raising concerns about the possible abuse or neglect of children and vulnerable adults. As Principle 1.8 of Standards for dental professionals states registrants should: Find out about local procedures for child protection. Make sure you follow these procedures if you suspect that a child might be at risk because of abuse or neglect.”
John Stanfield
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