Safer Recruitment Policy & Guidance April 2024 ( Updated September 2024)

Employment Agency Staff and Contractors

For all agency staff or contractor staff who are working in regulated activity or whose work provides them with an opportunity for regular contact with children or adults at risk, written confirmation should be obtained from the agency or contractor that the appropriate checks have been undertaken, using the template in Appendix 2. This template requires the agency to provide signed confirmation against each preemployment check.

Agency staff or contractors who have not had the required checks will not be allowed to work unsupervised or engage in regulated activity under any circumstances.

The identity of the staff presenting themselves for work must be checked to ensure that they are the same person on whom the checks have been made. This identity check should be recorded on the template.

Managers who are seeking to appoint agency social workers or consultants in Adult Services or Children’s Services must follow the    Agency Social Work - Recruitment and Monitoring Process (Appendix 3).