Unflagged vetting due for employers of those in contact with children

Move follows end-year deadline when all in such a position must have completed vetting

Putting my contented mother in a home was ‘the hardest thing’

‘She said: Why? I am totally fine.’ This daughter's dilemma is shared by many

Garda calls for take-up of electronic vetting system

Most of those applying for vetting via the new system are processed within five days

Hundreds of special needs posts still to be filled due to vetting backlog

Some 34,000 teachers recruited prior to 2006 also face Garda checks for the first time

European court ruling triggered change in vetting law

New laws allow for a type of ‘right to be forgotten’ rule in relation to old convictions

Online system to cut Garda vetting time to five days

New setup to ‘render’ applications to work with vulnerable without taking final decision

Over 34,000 teachers to be vetted by gardaí

Educators face checks for the first time due to new child protection legislation

Long-awaited Children First Bill welcomed

Groups express concern over lack of sanctions for those who fail to comply with legislation

Legal Analysis: Clarity needed on convictions that should be recorded and those declared ‘spent’

New vetting legislation will leave schools without teachers, says TUI

Youth organisations and social work could also be affected by changes

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