Safety first is fine, but this is plain ridiculous
Vicki Woods writes in the Daily Telegraph about the Independent Safeguarding Authority:
It’s insane. I don’t want to be vetted and barred. I don’t want to be on a database run by 200-odd public servants in the North of England. There used to be a presumption of trust between adults and children. Now, nobody wants to volunteer any more. One of our churchwardens nearly exploded when vetting and barring was explained to him. Another neighbour, who has put time (and money) into various community ventures over the past 10 years, suddenly stopped.





