The government has accepted all the recommendations of Sir Roger Singleton, who was reviewing the scheme, including that fewer people should have to be vetted before working with children and young people. The scheme, which will now affect those with weekly rather than monthly contact with children, will now cover nine million instead of 11 million people.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show at the weekend, Balls said: "What we've done is we've reduced the test down from monthly contact to weekly contact, and I think that's the right thing to do. We've also said that a foreign exchange trip or an author going from school to school won't be affected."
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