To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what procedures will be used to remove information about an individual from the Independent Safeguarding Authority’s database after their death. (295512)

I have been asked to reply.

There is presently no routine method of updating the Independent Safeguarding Authority of the death of any individual barred under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act. However this is an area which the Independent Safeguarding Authority intends to address.

The issue of retention of information for deceased persons is presently being explored and will be included as part of the Independent Safeguarding Authority’s record retention and review policy which is presently being drafted. This policy will be published once it has been agreed.

Until a policy has been established, if the Independent Safeguarding Authority receives a report of the death of a barred individual, the record will be marked “reported deceased”. These records will be processed in accordance with the record retention and review policy when this is available.