1. Vetting in Northern Ireland Staff working with Children and Vulnerable Adults Andy Thomson MA Catholic Church Northern Dioceses

2. Legislation Rehabilitation of Offenders Order 1978 Rehabilitation of Offenders Exemptions Order 1979 Part V Police Act 1997 Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and Order 2007 Criminal Records Disclosure Regs. 2008 DPA and ECHR

3. Criteria for Vetting Exempt Question and Proscribed Purpose Regulated Activity; Teaching, Training, Instruction, Care, Supervision, Advice or Guidance to Children or Vulnerable Adults and assistance to Vulnerable Adults Children <18 years V.A. as defined by SVG

4. Process Regulated Activity ? Application form and ID verified. Checked and countersigned by NVO. Forwarded to AccessNI who check, CRO, PNC, Barred Lists, Police Intel, Garda

5. Process 2 Certificate Issued To Applicant and Northern Vetting Office Risk Assessment and Decision Freedom to Appoint Letter issued

6. Role of Authorised Signatory Consider Information Disclosed Check with applicant if necessary Assessment of Risk Risk v Role v Responsibility Consider risk management and sharing Protection has primacy over rehabilitation

7. Assessment of information Understanding Offences Violence, Sexual Motives, Dishonesty Court Disposal and Sentencing Value of ‘Soft Intelligence’ on Certificate Spent and Unspent Convictions Cautions Barred or Disqualified

8. Process of Appeal Any appeal against information goes to AccessNI Appeal against decision, to NVO Advise applicant of process Church Authority convenes Panel Applicant makes representations to Panel Panel makes decision for consideration of Church Authority. Was original decision Irrational or Unreasonable