Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 is a piece of United Kingdom primary legislation which received royal assent on 8 November 2006. It was created following the UK Government accepting recommendation 19 of the inquiry headed by Sir Michael Bichard, which was set up in the wake of the Soham Murders. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act establishes the legal basis for the Independent Safeguarding Authority who will manage the two lists of people barred from working with children and/or vulnerable adults replacing the current barred lists (List 99, the Protection of Children Act 1999 (PoCA), the scheme relating to the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) and Disqualification Orders). The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act also places a statutory duty on all those working with vulnerable groups to register and undergo an advanced vetting processwith criminal sanctions for non-compliance.