Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011
31Risk assessment guidelines—other information
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31 Risk assessment guidelines—other information The risk assessment guidelines must provide for the following to be taken into account in relation to any other information the commissioner believes on reasonable grounds is or may be relevant in deciding whether, in engaging in a regulated activity, the applicant poses a risk of harm to a vulnerable person: (a) how the information was obtained; 1 tip off from a member of the public 2 a media report (b) the relevance of the information; (c) the truthfulness, completeness and reliability of the information; (d) any submission made by the person to the commissioner in relation to the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).