Recruitment Selection and Vetting Policy

The following face to face checks are undertaken before an Agency Worker is placed on assignment. Additional checks are undertaken if there is a gap in service – Seven Safe Steps to Monitoring Transient Agency Workers, this can be found in the Hirer dropdown.

Type of Check		Frequency
DBS and update service checks		Annually or as required by a client
Children’s Barred List		Annually or as required by a client
The Rehabilitation of the Offenders Act Statement		Once at registration
Proof of address		Once at registration or if undertaking a new Enhanced DBS
Permission to Work in UK		Once at registration
ID checks		Once at registration or if undertaking a new Enhanced DBS
References (last two years)		Once at registration or if there is a gap in service of more than 56 days.
Fitness to Work		At registration, if there is a gap in service of more than 56 days or where required.
Overseas Police checks (if Agency Worker has been in any one country for more than three months in the last five years)		At registration or where there has been a gap in service and the candidate has been overseas in any once country for more than three months.
Qualifications		Once at registration or where required.
Registration with professional bodies i.e. Teacher Regulation Agency (previously NCTL) or EWC (Wales) to include checks on any prohibitions)		Once at registration or where required.