It is a requirement for all schools to have:
- Clear priorities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children explicitly stated in strategic policy documents
- Recruitment and human resources management procedures that take account of the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people including arrangements for appropriate checks on new staff and volunteers.
- Sound record keeping procedures
- Procedures for managing allegations against staff
- Safeguarding Policy
- DBS Disclosure Policy
Guidance
- Guidance notes for completion of DBS2 Risk Assessment Form
- DBS Results Process Flowchart
- How to check a DBS Disclosure certificate
- FAQ online DBS applications
- Quick start guide
- DBS referral process and guidance
- Guidance on cyber bullying
Toolkit
- DBS2 Risk Assessment Form
- DBS Application portal
- Document checklist to support online DBS Applications