LO3 - legalisation: safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2000

Question 1

what are the 3 things that this act is responsible for?

Answer 1

1. process requests for criminal record checks (DBS).
2. deciding whether it’s appropriate or a person to be placed on or removed from a barred list
3. placing or removing people from the DBS children’s barred list and adults barred list for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Question 2

what is the purpose of this act?

Answer 2

it was passed to help avoid danger, harm and abuse but preventing people who deemed unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults from gaining access to them through their work.

Question 3

what is the purpose of the DBS?

Answer 3

the disclosure and barring service (DBS, 2012) helps employers make safe recruitment decisions and prevent unstable people from working with children and vulnerable adults.

Question 4

what are two DBS?

Answer 4

1. enhanced DBS (to work in health and social care)
2. basic DBS (to work anywhere else).