Independent Safeguarding Authority
Home Department
Written answers and statements, 5 November 2009
Christopher Huhne (Eastleigh, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the expected running costs are of (a) the Independent Safeguarding Authority and (b) the Vetting and Barring Scheme in each of the next five years.
Alan Johnson (Home Secretary; Kingston upon Hull West & Hessle, Labour)
The Vetting and Barring Scheme was established to vet all individuals who want to work or volunteer with vulnerable people. The scheme is delivered by the partnership of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) and the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). The Home Office leads implementation of the Scheme.
The expected running costs of (a) the ISA and (b) the total costs of the VBS in the years 2010-15, based on the most recent reports to the VBS, are set out in the following table.
| £ million | ||
| ISA budget allocation | VBS budget allocation (inclusive of ISA budget) | |
| 2010-11 | 13.1 | 42.8 |
| 2011-12 | 13.3 | 40.7 |
| 2012-13 | 13.6 | 43.9 |
| 2013-14 | 13.8 | 45.3 |
| 2014-15 | 14.3 | 47.1 |