Independent Safeguarding Authority campaign
The government is looking to introduce an additional
registration body - the Independent Safeguard Authority - which
will replace the current POVA and POCA bodies set up to protect
vulnerable adults and children respectively.
The current proposals have been delayed due to many concerns
raised by the joint trade unions, including the additional cost
that employees are being asked to pay, a registration fee of £64,
and more worryingly the lack of any proper appeals process, meaning
that millions of employees will be exposed to the risk of never
being able to work again.
The joint unions are working closely together on this campaign,
find out more background to the campaign by downloading the joint
union. Below is the joint unions' briefing for MPs and a summary of
the key campaign issues. Please share with your colleagues at your
workplace.
Help support the campaign
Ask your MP to sign up to Early
Day Motion 1875, sponsored by Unite MP Kelvin Hopkins.
EDM: Independent
Safeguarding Authority
Kelvin Hopkins MP: That this house supports
the steps being taken by the government to protect children and
vulnerable adults; notes the establishment of the Independent
Safeguarding Authority (ISA); expresses its concern that the
registration fee for the ISA will have a disproportionate impact on
low-paid, female, and part-time workers; believes it is vital in
the current economic climate that these groups are not financially
penalised; further believes that employers should pay the
registration fee for the scheme rather than it being borne by the
applicant; and calls on the government to ensure that the ISA
process does not duplicate registration and costs for those already
on a relevant professional register.
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