1 QAF Version 9 Change Log The following changes have

QAF Version 9 Change Log
The following changes have been made to QAF Version 8 to form QAF Version 9
from the 17 June 2013. This log will be updated with any subsequent changes to
QAF required by legislation or statute.
The ‘Effective From’ column will indicate the date you will find on each of the
documents.
No.
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2
3
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The following changes made to QAF to form Version 9 are effective from 17th June
2013. These changes have been made as a result of the creation of the Update Service
and the filtering of certain offences from PNC.
Effective
Document
Location
Change made
From:
AT2
Page 1
17th June
Addition of ‘Sector’ tick boxes.
2013
AT2
Page 2
Addition of 2 single incident criteria relating
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to filtered offences.
AT3
Page 1
Addition of ‘Application Type’ tick boxes
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AT3
Page 1
Addition of ‘Sector’ tick boxes
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AT3
Page 2
Addition of guidance regarding
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AT3
Page 2
2.1
AT3
Page 3
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AT3
6
AT3
AT3
7
Page 3
Box 2
Page 3
Box 5
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Page 3
Box 6
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AT3
Page 4
2.3
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AT3
Page 4
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AT3
8
AT3
Page 4
2.3
decision
table
Page 4
2.4
Representations not being needed on
Barring only information.
Amendment of wording regarding information
to be discarded
Addition of guidance regarding
Representations not being needed on
Barring only information.
Addition of note re ‘Other Workforce’
Addition of guidance regarding Third Party
information not being required by Barring
Arm.
Addition of guidance regarding no
requirement to complete Box 6 for Barring
only information.
Addition of barring referral considerations to
Proposal Decision table.
Addition of guidance regarding
Representations not being needed on
Barring only information.
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Addition of decisions relating to barring
referrals
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Addition of guidance regarding barring only
information not required to be in 6c format.
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AT3
Page 5
3.1
10
AT3
Page 5 3.2
11
AT3
Page 6
Section 4
12
13
AT3
Page 7 4.2
AT3
Page 8
Final
Disclosure
Text
Page 9
Final
Barring
Text
Page 1
1
AT3
14
GD2
15
GD2
Page 4
16
MP3
Flowchart
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Addition of guidance regarding disclosure
text only.
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Addition of Section for Barring Only Text
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17
18
MP3
MP6
Guidance
Notes
Page 1
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Flowchart
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19
MP6
Guidance
Notes
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20
MP7
Guidance
Box 1
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21
MP7
Guidance
Box 7
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22
23
24
MP7
QA1
QA Record
Update
Service
Guidance
All
All
Addition of guidance regarding
Representations not being needed on
Barring only information.
Addition of guidance regarding barring only
information not required to be in 6c format.
Addition of guidance regarding
Representations not being needed on
Barring only information.
Separation of the considerations needed for
Disclosure purposes and Barring purposes.
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2
Guidance regarding provision of information
to Barring only.
Guidance regarding provision of information
to Barring only.
For Drink/Drug/Dangerous driving the
provision regarding driving roles has been
removed.
Addition of guidance regarding Third Party
information only being applicable for
Disclosure purposes.
For Drink/Drug/Dangerous driving the
provision regarding driving roles has been
removed.
Addition of guidance regarding Third Party
information only being applicable for
Disclosure purposes.
Guidance regarding identifying Disclosure
and Update Service referrals.
Addition of guidance regarding
Representations not being needed on
Barring only information.
Addition of page of guidance regarding the
Update Service process.
New Document outlining QA regime
New Document giving example of recording
QA.
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MP1
All
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26
27
28
MP5
OV1
DBS New
Service
Guidance
All
General
General
29
Applicant’s
Guide to
QAF
General
30
GD6
General
31
MP7
General
32
MP1
General
33
MP3
General
34
MP6
General
35
AT2
General
36
AT3
General
37
MP7
MP7a +
Guidance
38
AT2/3
Headers
and
Sections 2
and 3
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Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
Monday
March 17th
(issued
March 21st)
3
This document now shows how to determine
if the application before you is an Enhanced
Disclosure (ED) or an Enhanced Disclosure
and Barred List Check (EDBL)
New document showing the filtering process
Reflecting new services and processes
QAF/Stage 1 Barring Referrals revoked; doc
revised to remove references
QAF/Stage 1 Barring Referrals revoked; doc
revised to remove references
QAF/Stage 1 Barring Referrals revoked; doc
revised to remove references
QAF/Stage 1 Barring Referrals revoked; doc
revised to remove references
QAF/Stage 1 Barring Referrals revoked; doc
revised to remove references
QAF/Stage 1 Barring Referrals revoked; doc
revised to remove references
QAF/Stage 1 Barring Referrals revoked; doc
revised to remove references
QAF/Stage 1 Barring Referrals revoked; doc
revised to remove references
QAF/Stage 1 Barring Referrals revoked; doc
revised to remove references
Revised to reflect change to requirement for
recording Box 6 Proportionality rationale
Revised to reflect change to requirement for
recording Box 6 Proportionality rationale
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MP3/6
General
Issued
Monday
March 31st
Revised to reduce AT2/3 generation and the
need for some discard rationale. ‘Violence’
and ‘Harm’ defined; MP3b and MP6b added
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Representa
tions Applicant
Guidance
QAF v9
GD6_ Chief
Officer
(Delegate)
Guidance
QAF v9
OV1_Overvi
ew of QAF
Process
QAF v9
GD3_Ment
al Health
and
Disclosure
DBS New
Services
Processing
Guidance
QAF v9
GD2_Disclo
sure Text
Guidance
General
Issued
September
2014
References to SCU remit and operation
clarified following DBS legal review. No
Change to QAF
General
Issued
September
2014
General
Issued
September
2014
General
Issued
September
2014
General
Issued
September
2014
References to SCU remit and operation
clarified following DBS legal review. No
Change to QAF
General
Issued
September
2014
References to SCU remit and operation
clarified following DBS legal review. No
Change to QAF
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42
43
44
45
4
References to SCU remit and operation
clarified following DBS legal review. No
Change to QAF
References to SCU remit and operation
clarified following DBS legal review. No
Change to QAF
References to SCU remit and operation
clarified following DBS legal review. No
Change to QAF
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