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From Autumn 2008, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act will make it a crime for a non-CRB checked adult to work or volunteer with children. Vetting is already putting adults off working with kids; some long-time volunteers have resigned rather than be CRB checked. Is some vetting necessary – and when is it going too far? What effect does vetting have on the relationship between youth workers and young people? Are there alternative ways for adults to work together to ensure children’s welfare?
This evening event, organised by the Manifesto Club at Spitz, is a forum for honest discussion about the role and impact of vetting - and for us to start to think of possible ways forward. We can continue the conversation afterwards, over a glass of wine in the Spitz bar.
Speakers for the evening include: Tony Jeffs (senior lecturer, University of Durham, community youth work unit), Viv Regan (youth worker and volunteer, WORLDwrite), and Mervyn Barrett (communications manager, Nacro).
Date: Thursday 26 July
Time: 7-9pm
Place: The Spitz, 109 Commercial St, Old Spitalfields Market, London E1 6BG
See a map: http://www.spitz.co.uk/location.htm
Tickets are £5. To book a ticket, go to www.manifestoclub.com/youthevent
For more information about this or other Manifesto Club events, email info@manifestoclub.com
The event will be filmed by the youth education charity WORLDwrite. We hope to collect some case studies, perhaps for a future publication – and also to lead on to further discussions within the sector in the run-up to autumn 2008.
The Manifesto Club is a pro-human campaigning network, and is running an ongoing campaign against the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act. www.manifestoclub.com
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