Parents and carers can now hire people with greater peace of mind thanks to tougher vetting checks

Change delivers on a recommendation made by Professor Alexis Jay OBE in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

Latest measure government is taking to protect children, introducing mandatory reporting of abuse and with convictions for child sex abusers at their highest-ever levels

Parents will be able to get Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks when hiring private tutors, carers and therapists, among others. This will give them greater peace of mind that the people they let through their front door will not have a history of abusing vulnerable people. Under the current system, only those working for an organisation, such as a school or hospital, could request this i

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