should include the date the disclosure was issued and the serial number of the disclosure document. If the school Self employed cannot for a DBS check unless it is engages a through a registered body. However, as the school has consultant to engaged the consultant and if a DBS check is required, the undertake a piece school can apply for a DBS check. of work for the Alternatively, if the consultant is registered with an school– do they employment agency, the agency can arrange to process need a new DBS your DBS check. check? Will employees who They must undergo the same checks as for all other were born abroad, employees. This includes a DBS Disclosure and children’s travelled extensively barred list check. In addition, the school must make such or lived overseas further checks as they consider appropriate. e.g. additional require an references from employers overseas. additional check? What happens if my The school complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and DBS reveals undertakes to treat all candidates for posts fairly. We will not any convictions or discriminate unfairly against any candidate subject to a additional Disclosure based on conviction or other information information? revealed. The school is committed to the fair treatment of its employees, potential employees or of its services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. NOTE: The following paras only apply to those schools who buy the DBS service from GCC. Other schools will have their own arrangements for clearing DBS certificates.Set out below is a If we receive an unclear DBS disclosure this will be referred to the GCC DBS What is the DBS A DBS disclosure which contains any convictions, cautions, Panel? reprimands and warnings held on the police national computer or information held on the barred lists will be referred to the GCC DBS Panel. The role of the DBS Panel is to consider the information based on a set of criteria and decide whether you can be cleared in the post you have been offered. The criteria is as follows How relevant the offences are to the tasks that the applicant will be required to perform.
should include the date the disclosure was issued and the serial number of the disclosure document. If the school engages a consultant to undertake a piece of work for the school– do they need a new DBS check? Self employed cannot for a DBS check unless it is through a registered body. However, as the school has engaged the consultant and if a DBS check is required, the school can apply for a DBS check. Alternatively, if the consultant is registered with an employment agency, the agency can arrange to process your DBS check. Will employees who were born abroad, travelled extensively or lived overseas require an additional check? They must undergo the same checks as for all other employees. This includes a DBS Disclosure and children’s barred list check. In addition, the school must make such further checks as they consider appropriate. e.g. additional references from employers overseas. What happens if my DBS reveals any convictions or additional information? The school complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all candidates for posts fairly. We will not discriminate unfairly against any candidate subject to a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. The school is committed to the fair treatment of its employees, potential employees or of its services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. NOTE: The following paras only apply to those schools who buy the DBS service from GCC. Other schools will have their own arrangements for clearing DBS certificates.Set out below is a If we receive an unclear DBS disclosure this will be referred to the GCC DBS What is the DBS Panel? A DBS disclosure which contains any convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings held on the police national computer or information held on the barred lists will be referred to the GCC DBS Panel. The role of the DBS Panel is to consider the information based on a set of criteria and decide whether you can be cleared in the post you have been offered. The criteria is as follows How relevant the offences are to the tasks that the applicant will be required to perform.
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