As this post involves substantial, unsupervised contact with children, all applicants who are accepted as volunteers will be asked to submit to a criminal record check before the position can be confirmed. You will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure through the Criminal Records Bureau. If we already have a CRB check for you from a previous year, we will treat that as valid for a period of three years from the date of its issue. If you need a new check, we will contact you. As the position is exempt under the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act this check will reveal any details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as formal convictions. This process is subject to a strict code to ensure confidentiality, fair practice and security of any information disclosed. The CRB Code of Practice and our own procedures are available on request for you to read. It is stressed that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to appointment only if the nature of any matters revealed could be considered to place children at risk.Please be aware that details of pending prosecutions, previous convictions, cautions or bindovers against you will be disclosed along with any other relevant information which may be known to the police, Department of Health or the DfES. Please confirm you have read and agree to this.
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