Schools: Vetting
Children, Schools and Families
Written answers and statements, 3 November 2009
Tim Loughton (Shadow Minister (Children), Children, Schools and Families; East Worthing & Shoreham, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he plans to issue guidance on Independent Safeguarding Authority vetting arrangements in relation to parental visits to schools.
Dawn Primarolo (Minister of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families; Bristol South, Labour)
holding answer
Parental visits to schools, to meet teachers or to watch a school play or sports match, are not covered by the new Vetting and Barring scheme. This is made clear in the interim guidance on the scheme that was published on
www.isa-gov.org.uk/default.aspx?page=402
This point will also be clearly highlighted in the guidance relating to registration with the scheme, which will be published in due course.