The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012
Part 2 of this Order transfers the functions of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (“ISA”) under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”), the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (“the 2007 Order”), the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 (“the 2008 Transitional Provisions Order”) and the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) (“the 2008 Northern Ireland Transitional Provisions Order”) to the Disclosure and Barring Service (“DBS”) which is established under section 87(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. The ISA was originally called the Independent Barring Board, but it was renamed the Independent Safeguarding Authority by virtue of section 81 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009.