Protection of Children Act 1999. 5.21 The Act creates a system for identifying persons considered to be unsuitable to work with children. It introduces a 'one stop shop' to compel employers designated under the Act(and allows other employers) to access a single point for checking people they propose to employ in a child care position.
Protection of Children Act 1999. The Act creates a system for identifying persons considered to be unsuitable to work with children. It introduces a 'one stop shop' to compel employers designated under the Act (and allows other employers) to access a single point for checking people they propose to employ in a child care position. This will be achieved by checks being made of criminal records with the National Criminal Records Bureau and two lists maintained by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Section 20 provides for a range of information sharing for the purposes of the Secretary of State: • To undertake the administration of immigration controls to detect or prevent criminal offences under the Immigration Act; • To undertake the provision of support for asylum seekers and their dependents. Criminal Justice Act 2003 Section 325 of this Act details the arrangements for assessing risk posed by different offenders: • The "responsible authority" in relation to any area, means the chief officer of police, the local probation board and the Minister of the Crown exercising functions in relation to prisons, acting jointly. • The responsible authority must establish arrangements for the purpose of assessing and managing the risks posed in that area by:
Protection of Children Act 1999. The Act creates a system for identifying persons considered to be unsuitable to work with children. It introduces a 'one stop shop' to compel employers designated under the Act (and allows other employers) to access a single point for checking people they propose to employ in a child care position. This will be achieved by checks being made of criminal records with the National Criminal Records Bureau and two lists maintained by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Section 20 provides for a range of information sharing for the purposes of the Secretary of State: • To undertake the administration of immigration controls to detect or prevent criminal offences under the Immigration Act; • To undertake the provision of support for asylum seekers and their dependents. Local Government Act 2000 Part 1 of the Local Government Act 2000 gives local authorities powers to take any steps which they consider are likely to promote the wellbeing of their area or the inhabitants of it. Section 2 gives local authorities 'a power to do anything which they consider is likely to achieve any one or more of the following objectives: • The promotion or improvement of the economic wellbeing of their area; • The promotion or improvement of the social wellbeing of their area; • The promotion or improvement of the environmental wellbeing of their area.
