CRB Checks

Anyone working with children, whether on a voluntary or employed basis, needs to have an enhanced CRB disclosure. The CRB check should ideally be in place prior to you employing a new member of staff.

For Ofsted registered bodies, like out of school clubs and playgroups, the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) subsidises CRB checks if they are obtained through certain umbrella bodies. This means that you can get free CRB checks for the staff at your club.

Free CRB checks for Ofsted registered bodies are available from the following umbrella bodies:

• TMG CRB
• Capita Recruitment and Vetting Service

Vetting and Barring Scheme

From November 2010, all new staff working with children or vulnerable adults in regulated activities will also have to be registered with the Independent Safeguarding Authority under the new Vetting and Barring Scheme. For more information about the implications of the scheme for out of school clubs, see our article on the Vetting and Barring Scheme.