Charities and campaigners say vetting brands volunteers as paedophiles
Uploaded on Sep 11, 2008 / 176 views / 236 impressions / 6 comments
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There are growing fears that vetting is putting off volunteers, and casting suspicion on people whose motive is to help. Watch this frank discussion between Baroness Julia Neuberger, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Volunteering; Josie...
There are growing fears that vetting is putting off volunteers, and casting suspicion on people whose motive is to help. Watch this frank discussion between Baroness Julia Neuberger, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Volunteering; Josie Appleton, from the Manifesto Clubs Campaign against Vetting; and Mervyn Barrett, from the crime reduction charity NACRO.
This discussion features on WORLDbytes, the online magazine news channel created by volunteers at WORLDwrite. It aims to get behind the headlines and promote a people-first perspective on a wide-range of issues; the programmes credo is dont shout at the telly, change the message on it. See: www.worldbytes.org
8 comments
2. aaronmc
It's a depressing precedent, reducing human beings to the status of a list of arbitrary details on a form. And when one has a criminal record, it's hard enough to get paid work. The CRB check for volunteers will simply close another door of opportunity to people who have been in prison who are trying to rebuild their lives.
3. mariabernadette
Its a shame you have just started to use and market your programmes on Viddler i watched this report originally when you had it up on Friction TV before they dissapeared and thousands watched it, I hope you can now stir the debate on Viddler as its going to be law this year in 2009 and its a shocker!
4. SarahMatelart
Britain, the country of permanent checkings...
5. muchi
What do they check exactely? Is it usefull and worthy?
6. worldwriter
The statistic quoted of the cost in the first year being 91 million pounds is possibly one motive for the increase in legislation. Thats quite an in crease in revenue passed on to buisness and individuals.
I should imagine that the social economy will have the most adverse effects of this policy. The buisness sector should be able to affors police checkes but organisations that rely heavily on volunteers will feel the pinch. I should imagine multi-cultural organisations will be hit fairly hard.
I wonder if the informal sector is being deliberately targeted. If it is then this legislation is really the begining of a new form of tax on helping other people for free. Thats maybe a bit creepy in terms of control.
The next step would be to force parents to do health checks and risk assessments on their kids before they can do any chores around the house and then make the kids pay for the checks with a tax on their pocket money. Hmmm....
1. Shaz
A very interesting take on Vetting and CRB checks. Living in a world where the motives and sincereity of people are constantly under question, this news channel helps provide an alternative perspective which explores the downfalls of Britains constant vetting system. It definately got me thinking!!