Information held under Section 142 of the Education Act 2002
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In the United Kingdom information held under Section 142 of the Education Act 2002 (formerly known as List 99) was not primarily concerned with child protection, but section 142 allows the Secretary of State
to prohibit certain persons from working in schools. Section 143 prohibits a person from arranging to hire any other person who is
subject to a direction under section 142 to work in a school.
List 99 was for 80 years a controversial secret register of people barred from working with children by the Department of Education and Skills (DfES). The list contained the names, aliases, dates of birth and national insurance numbers of those people deemed not suitable to work with children in schools, social work and voluntary settings.,
), stealing school property and deception in job applications. Medical conditions such as drug or alcohol abuse and mental illness were grounds for exclusion.
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Secretary of State (United Kingdom)
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to prohibit certain persons from working in schools. Section 143 prohibits a person from arranging to hire any other person who is
subject to a direction under section 142 to work in a school.
List 99 was for 80 years a controversial secret register of people barred from working with children by the Department of Education and Skills (DfES). The list contained the names, aliases, dates of birth and national insurance numbers of those people deemed not suitable to work with children in schools, social work and voluntary settings.,
Exclusion
Adults convicted of serious sexual offences committed against children under the age of 16 since 1995 were automatically placed on List 99, additional reasons for inclusion were sexual or violent behaviour towards children, abuses of trust, drug offences, any violent crime (for example, conviction of rioting or football hooliganismFootball hooliganism
Football hooliganism, sometimes referred to by the British media as the English Disease, is unruly and destructive behaviour—such as brawls, vandalism and intimidation—by association football club fans...
), stealing school property and deception in job applications. Medical conditions such as drug or alcohol abuse and mental illness were grounds for exclusion.
ISA
From January 2009 referrals for children's social care and health staff under the Protection of Children Act, adult social care staff under the Protection of Vulnerable Adults scheme, and education workers through List 99 will be handled by the Independent Safeguarding AuthorityIndependent Safeguarding Authority
The Independent Safeguarding Authority is a British non-departmental public body created by the Labour Government 2007-2010. The tabloid media campaign and the decision to set up the ISA followed an inquiry headed by Sir Michael Bichard that was set up in the wake of the Soham Murders...
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See also
- Violent and Sex Offender RegisterViolent and Sex Offender RegisterIn the United Kingdom, the Violent and Sex Offender Register is a database of records of those required to register with the Police under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, those jailed for more than 12 months for violent offences, and unconvicted people simply thought to be at risk of offending...
- Department for Children, Schools and FamiliesDepartment for Children, Schools and FamiliesThe Department for Children, Schools and Families was a department of the UK government, between 2007 and 2010, responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education...
- Department for Innovation, Universities and SkillsDepartment for Innovation, Universities and SkillsThe Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills was a UK government department created on 28 June 2007 to take over some of the functions of the Department of Education and Skills and of the Department of Trade and Industry. In June 2009 it was merged into the newly formed Department for...