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13 total
P1-3 Accepted Fuller Inquiry

Criminal record checks compliance

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust must assure itself that it is compliant with its own current policy on criminal record checks and re-checks for staff. The Trust should ensure …

- MTW Trust stated in February 2024 that it had implemented enhanced criminal record checks for mortuary staff, including DBS checks at the appropriate level …
Maidstone and Tunbridge …
31 Accepted IICSA

DBS and training compliance for Church officers

Individuals engaged in regulated activity who have failed to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check or complete compulsory training should not be permitted to hold voluntary offices within the …

- In June 2019, the Church of England agreed that those in regulated roles who have failed to undergo a DBS check or complete compulsory …
Church of England
34 Not Accepted IICSA

DBS certificates for overseas work

The Home Office should introduce legislation permitting the Disclosure and Barring Service to provide enhanced certificates to UK nationals and residents of England and Wales applying for: 1. work or …

- In January 2021, the Home Office stated that the UK government would continue to work with ACRO to publicise the International Child Protection Certificate …
Home Office
35 Not Accepted IICSA

Mandatory DBS for work with children overseas

The Home Office should introduce legislation making it mandatory for: 1. all UK nationals and residents of England and Wales to provide a prospective employer overseas with an enhanced Disclosure …

- In January 2021, the Home Office stated that although this recommendation envisaged placing the legal obligation on prospective employees, it continued to consider legislative …
Home Office
36 Accepted IICSA

Guidance on DBS for overseas work

The Home Office should ensure explanatory guidance is issued, providing clarity to recruiting organisations and individuals concerning the use of the Disclosure and Barring Service scheme for work and volunteering …

- In January 2021, the Home Office stated that the DBS signposts applicants to the International Child Protection Certificate scheme (Government Response, Home Office, January …
Home Office
FR-10 Accepted in Part IICSA

Improve DBS Referral Compliance

The Inquiry recommends that the UK government takes steps to improve compliance by regulated activity providers with their statutory duty to refer concerns about the suitability of individuals to work …

- In May 2023, the government accepted this recommendation, stating it would work with regulators to improve compliance with the statutory duty to refer to …
UK Government
FR-11 Accepted in Part IICSA

Extend Disclosure Regime Overseas

The Inquiry recommends (as originally stated in its Children Outside the United Kingdom Phase 2 Investigation Report, dated January 2020) that the UK government introduces legislation permitting the Disclosure and …

- In January 2021, the Home Office stated that it would consider whether disclosure arrangements could be strengthened for those working with children overseas (Government …
UK Government
FR-9 Accepted in Part IICSA

Greater Use of DBS

The Inquiry recommends that the UK government enables any person engaging an individual to work or volunteer with children on a frequent basis to check whether or not they have …

- In May 2023, the government accepted this recommendation subject to further assessment of feasibility and impact, taking into account the Bailey Review of Disclosure …
UK Government
25 Not Accepted IICSA

Amendment of Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

The Chair and Panel recommend that the Home Office ensures that the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 is amended so that, where a fitness to practise hearing has been conducted …

- In December 2018, the UK government stated that the Home Office would ask the Disclosure and Barring Service to continue close engagement with regulators …
Home Office
62 Accepted in Part IICSA

Schools notify inspectorate of DBS referrals

The Department for Education and the Welsh Government should: require schools to inform the relevant inspectorate when they have referred a member of staff to the Disclosure and Barring Service, …

- In May 2023, the government stated that it was cautious about creating a reporting mechanism limited to DBS, TRA and police referrals and that …
Department for Education
63 Accepted in Part IICSA

Extend TRA jurisdiction to teaching assistants

The Department for Education should amend the Teachers' Disciplinary (England) Regulations 2012 to bring all teaching assistants, learning support staff and cover supervisors within the misconduct jurisdiction of the Teaching …

- In May 2023, the government stated that anyone undertaking teaching work can be referred to the Teaching Regulation Agency and that this could include …
Department for Education
R19 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

Registration scheme for working with children

New arrangements should be introduced requiring those who wish to work with children, or vulnerable adults, to be registered. This register – perhaps supported by a card or licence – …

DfES
R21 Accepted Bichard Inquiry

Enhanced Disclosure for school staff

All posts, including those in schools, that involve working with children, and vulnerable adults, should be subject to the Enhanced Disclosure regime.

Home Office