MPs debate new Independent Safeguarding Authority
6 January 2010 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Kelvin Hopkins, Labour MP for Luton North, opened a debate in Westminster Hall on the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) - created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults. Meg Hillier, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office, responded to the debate
- Video and Audio: Westminster Hall debate on ISA
- Commons Hansard: Independent Safeguarding Authority
- Topical issues: Children and families
- About Parliament: Adjournment debates
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