Standard checks are primarily for posts in certain professions, such as members of the legal and accountancy professions. Enhanced check Enhanced checks are for posts involving a degree of contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. In general, the type of work will involve regularly caring for, supervising, training or being in sole charge of such people. Examples include a Teacher, Scout or Guide Leader. To be eligible for an Enhanced check an employee or volunteer must be working in either the current Regulated activity definitions or in the pre September 2012 definition. Guidance on eligibility is available at Our definition of a vulnerable adult Who is a vulnerable adult? The new definition of regulated activity relating to adults no longer labels adults as ‘vulnerable’. Instead, the definition identifies the activities which, if any adult requires them, lead to that adult being considered vulnerable at that particular time. This means that the focus is on the activities required by the adult and not on the setting in which the activity is received, nor on the personal characteristics or circumstances of the adult receiving the activities. There is also no longer a requirement for a person to do the activities a certain number of times before they are engaging in regulated activity. Here are six categories of people who will fall within the new definition of regulated activity (and so will anyone who provides day to day management or supervision of those people). A broad outline of these categories is set out below. For more information please see the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Providing health care Providing personal care Providing social work Assistance with cash, bills and/or shopping Assistance in the conduct of a own affairs person’s Conveying What will happen once we receive your application? Once submitted, applications will be assessed against the criteria to ensure the applicant is eligible. Eligible applications will be scored by the relevant Service area and recommendations for funding will be presented before the Deputy Leader and one other Cabinet Member for consideration. Recommendations will then be considered by members of the Senior Management Team before a report is submitted to the County Council's Cabinet for a final decision. General Eligibility Criteria for LIF
Standard checks are primarily for posts in certain professions, such as members of the legal and accountancy professions. Enhanced check Enhanced checks are for posts involving a degree of contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. In general, the type of work will involve regularly caring for, supervising, training or being in sole charge of such people. Examples include a Teacher, Scout or Guide Leader. To be eligible for an Enhanced check an employee or volunteer must be working in either the current Regulated activity definitions or in the pre September 2012 definition. Guidance on eligibility is available at Our definition of a vulnerable adult Who is a vulnerable adult? The new definition of regulated activity relating to adults no longer labels adults as ‘vulnerable’. Instead, the definition identifies the activities which, if any adult requires them, lead to that adult being considered vulnerable at that particular time. This means that the focus is on the activities required by the adult and not on the setting in which the activity is received, nor on the personal characteristics or circumstances of the adult receiving the activities. There is also no longer a requirement for a person to do the activities a certain number of times before they are engaging in regulated activity. Here are six categories of people who will fall within the new definition of regulated activity (and so will anyone who provides day to day management or supervision of those people). A broad outline of these categories is set out below. For more information please see the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Providing health care Providing personal care Providing social work Assistance with cash, bills and/or shopping Assistance in the conduct of a person’s own affairs Conveying What will happen once we receive your application? Once submitted, applications will be assessed against the criteria to ensure the applicant is eligible. Eligible applications will be scored by the relevant Service area and recommendations for funding will be presented before the Deputy Leader and one other Cabinet Member for consideration. Recommendations will then be considered by members of the Senior Management Team before a report is submitted to the County Council's Cabinet for a final decision. General Eligibility Criteria for LIF