What is ISA Adult First?
ISA Adult First is a service exclusive to the health sector. Requests for ISA Adult First checks carry a strict criteria and are permissible only where it is necessary to take such action because of a real danger that staffing levels will fall below statutory obligations. The CRB’s reply to an ISA Adult First check request will contain one of the following responses and clearly state that it only forms the first part of the CRB application process and that further information will follow • OPTION 1: ‘Registered Body must wait for the CRB certificate’ • OPTION 2: ‘No match exists for this person on the current Vulnerable Adults Barred list’ If the reply is Option 1, the details provided may have revealed either a potential or exact match to those of a person held on the Vulnerable Adults Barred list . Therefore you must wait for a CRB Certificate as the search of the Vulnerable Adults Barred list is inconclusive and further investigations are required to determine whether the person is
