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Will people be able to opt out of the Vetting and Barring Scheme?

No - not while working or volunteering with children and/or vulnerable adults as it will be an offence to do so without being registered by the ISA.

Should an individual no longer wish to work or volunteer in a regulated capacity then they may opt out of the scheme by writing to the ISA. However, if that person decided at a later stage to re-enter regulated activity then they would be required to re-register, as the ISA would not have been monitoring them while they were out of the scheme.

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Our aim is to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults.

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