We’re taking a look today at section 16 of the vetting legislation which deals with the procedures for vetting disclosures.In particular, section 16 of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 – the new Irish vetting legislation, known until now as …Read More
Legislation
How the National Vetting Bureau deals with Specified Information
We’re taking a look today at section 15 of the vetting legislation which deals with the procedures for vetting disclosures. In particular, section 15 of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 – the new Irish vetting legislation, known until now …Read More
As Crimes Go Bye
This essay by Matthew Holmes first appeared in the Law Society Gazette and is republished with the kind permission of the editor of the Law Society Gazette. Matthew Holmes is Lecturer in DIT and a practising barrister. …Read More
To Disclose, Or Not To Disclose? That Is The Question
In this essay we’re continuing the theme explored in What Minor Convictions Do I Have to Disclose?In our last essay we explored the critically important (and new) section 14A of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 – the new Irish …Read More
Which old minor criminal convictions do I have to disclose?
We’re digging today into the critical section 14A of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 – the new Irish vetting legislation, known until now as Garda vetting – which talks about certain convictions that don’t have to be disclosed as part …Read More
How the Bureau processes an application for vetting disclosure
We’re taking another look today at Part 3 of the vetting legislation which deals with the procedures for vetting disclosures. In particular, we will look today at section 14 of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 – the new Irish …Read More
Limiting the requirement to self-disclose certain prior criminal convictions
We’re taking another look today at Part 3 of the vetting legislation which deals with the procedures for vetting disclosures.In particular, we will look today at section 13 of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 – the new Irish vetting …Read More
How do you know when to vet someone?
In this essay on the Irish vetting legislation we’re going to look at the procedures set out for vetting disclosures. We’ll look at what was set out in the original 2012 legislation, and how that was changed/amended by the 2016 legislation. We’ll check out the statutory prohibition on …Read More
What is the Register of Vetted Persons?
In this essay, the next in our series on the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 To 2016 – the new Irish vetting legislation, known until now as garda vetting – we’re back having another peek into the legislation. In 12 Things You Should …Read More
A Guide to Completing the Garda Vetting ID Validation Form
In an earlier essay, 28 Questions Your Board of Directors Could Ask You About Identity Verification, we looked at how verifying that people are who they say the are is one of the most fundamental checks a volunteer manager needs to carry out. Simply put, identity checks are required to …Read More
