Hm Courts Tribunals Service
December 29
15:17
2023
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Judicial Summary
Safeguarding Vulnerable GroupsDiscusses:
(1)what significance the Disclosure and Barring Service is obliged to place on the passage of time between the conduct which the DBS relies upon and the barring decision, where the referred person has not repeated such conduct in the intervening period; and
(2)whether, and if so in what circumstances, the DBS is entitled to place an individuals name on the childrens barred list based on concerns arising from that individuals sexual offending against adults even where the evidence doesnt establish any sexual interest in children.