Management Information Sheet
Changes to Disclosure and Barring and Criminal Record Bureau Checks - Amendments to MI sheet 162/12
MI Sheet 162/12 outlined changes from September 2012 following the implementation of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (affecting disclosure and barring). There were a few areas on MI sheet 162/12 that caused confusion and therefore require clarification. Please see below for the areas that have been updated:
NB. MI Sheet 162/12 has been updated to reflect these changes.
A volunteer in a school will not be in regulated activity if they are supervised to a reasonable level in which case a CRB check would not be a requirement. A school does have the discretion, however, to request a CRB check for any volunteer. If the volunteer is unsupervised, they will be in regulated activity and will therefore be required to receive a CRB check (enhanced) with an ISA barred list check.
Statutory guidance regarding supervision of activity, which would be regulated activity if unsupervised, is now available. Please refer to P112 CRB and ISA checks policy or read the full document on the DfE website.
Some office holders will no longer be included in Regulated Activity and this includes school governors and therefore it will not be appropriate to carry out an enhanced CRB with barred list check unless their role involves going into classrooms or having contact with children (as this would be classed as regulated activity). However, if they are only attending school meetings and not regularly interacting with children it would not be necessary. Schools will still be entitled to seek an enhanced CRB disclosure and in Norfolk it is strongly recommended that governors have an enhanced CRB disclosure.
For further information see SchoolsPeoplenet: www.schoolspeoplenet.norfolk.gov.uk.
NB. MI Sheet 162/12 has been updated to reflect these changes.
A volunteer in a school will not be in regulated activity if they are supervised to a reasonable level in which case a CRB check would not be a requirement. A school does have the discretion, however, to request a CRB check for any volunteer. If the volunteer is unsupervised, they will be in regulated activity and will therefore be required to receive a CRB check (enhanced) with an ISA barred list check.
Statutory guidance regarding supervision of activity, which would be regulated activity if unsupervised, is now available. Please refer to P112 CRB and ISA checks policy or read the full document on the DfE website.
Some office holders will no longer be included in Regulated Activity and this includes school governors and therefore it will not be appropriate to carry out an enhanced CRB with barred list check unless their role involves going into classrooms or having contact with children (as this would be classed as regulated activity). However, if they are only attending school meetings and not regularly interacting with children it would not be necessary. Schools will still be entitled to seek an enhanced CRB disclosure and in Norfolk it is strongly recommended that governors have an enhanced CRB disclosure.
For further information see SchoolsPeoplenet: www.schoolspeoplenet.norfolk.gov.uk.