Changes to the PVG system come into effect from 1st April
The PVG scheme helps ensure that people who are unsuitable to work with children and protected adults cannot do regulated roles with them. People who are barred from working with these groups cannot join the scheme. It is against the law for an organisation to employ someone to work with children or protected adults if they’re barred from doing it.
From April 2025, it is an offence to have an individual in a regulated role with children and protected adults without PVG scheme membership. It’s also illegal for the barred person to do or try to do a regulated role.
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