ISA Registration - Regulated activity

What is regulated activity?

• Any activity that involves contact with children or vulnerable adults frequently, intensively and /or overnight. Examples would include teaching, training, care, supervision. advice. treatment and transportation.
• Any activity allowing contact with children or vulnerable adults that is in a specified place frequently or intensively. Examples would include schools and care homes.
• Fostering and childcare
• Any activity that involves people in certain defined positions of responsibility. Examples would include school governor, director of social services and trustee of certain charities.

Regulated Activity is when the activity is frequent (once a month or more) or intensive (takes place on three or more days in a 30-day period)

How does regulated activity work?

• Anyone providing a regulated activity must be registered with the ISA
• It will be a criminal offence punishable by up to five years in prison, for a barred individual to take part in a regulated activity for any length of time.
• it will be a criminal offence for an employer to take on an individual in regulated activity if they fail to check that person's status.
• It will be a criminal offence for an employer to allow a barred individual, or an individual who is not yet registered with the ISA, to work for any length of time in any regulated activity.

What does this mean for domestic employees. e.g. private tutors and care workers?

• It will be an offence for a barred individual to take part in any regulated activity in domestic circumstances.
• Domestic employers do not have to check an individual they wish to employ - such as a home tutor, nanny or carer - but the new scheme will give them the opportunity to check the status of an individual (with his/her consent) if they wish to do so.

What is controlled activity?

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The above information had been obtained from the Independent Safeguarding Authority