Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 440: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Garda vetting system to allow Garda clearance to be transferred, once granted, from one organisation to another or one job to another within a reasonable timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9178/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for a large number of organisations in Ireland registered with the Garda for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults.

Garda vetting certificates are issued to specified registered organisations in respect of a particular post or employment in response to a written request and with the permission of the person who is the subject of that request. Decisions on the suitability for the recruitment/engagement of the person concerned rest at all times with the recruiting organisation.

The Garda Vetting certificate is non-transferable. It is important to emphasise that it is a disclosure to the requesting, registered organisation of the position at the time when it is issued. Furthermore, non-transferability protects against the risk of fraud or forgery of such certificates and is a guarantee of the integrity of the vetting system.