Safe Recruitment
SAFE RECRUITMENT
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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A CHILD?
The Children Act 1989, defines a child as someone who has not yet attained their 18th birthday. The term ‘child’ therefore includes young people throughout.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO WHEN RECRUITING?
One of the ways that children and young people are protected from harm is to take care over the way adults are appointed when they are likely to have contact with children. All such applicants should be subject to the following:
· Prospective Employees/Volunteers should be regarded as job applicants and have a defined role
· Complete an application form
· Have an interview
· Name two referees, one of which should be their current employer, or from a previous church. It is important that in certain circumstances the authenticity of the person purporting to be a referee is checked. This need not be a lengthy process, often a single telephone call will suffice
· Be given appropriate training guidance, and supervision
CRB CLEARANCE
For full details of the current practices in CRB clearance please consult the Diocesan Child Protection Guidance notes PDF document:
