| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision in connection with the protection of children and vulnerable adults. |
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| Citation | 2006 c. 47 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 November 2006 |
Status: Amended | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created following the UK Government accepting recommendation 19 of the inquiry headed by Sir Michael Bichard, which was set up in the wake of the Soham Murders.
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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] [3] the Protection of Children Act 1999 (PoCA), [4] the scheme relating to the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) [5] and Disqualification Orders [6] ). [7] The Act also places a statutory duty on all those working with vulnerable groups to register and undergo an advanced vetting process with criminal sanctions for non-compliance.
While the act prohibited people on the barred list from working in residential care for vulnerable adults, it did allow such individuals to be considered to work for support roles in day centres. [8]
The act allowed parents to check online whether an individual (such as a nanny, tutor or any other private instructor or domestic employee) has been banned from working with children. [9]