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

Existing staff

In certain circumstances, all the relevant checks on existing staff will be carried out as if the individual was a new member of staff. These circumstances are when:

• There are concerns about an existing member of staff’s suitability to work with children or adults at risk; or  
• An individual moves from a post that is not working with children or adults at risk to one that is; or 
• An individual’s job duties have changed and they are now working with children or adults at risk; 
• There has been a break in service of 12 weeks or more; or 
• There has been a change in DBS guidance since the staff member was appointed, or the DBS guidance was not followed correctly at the time of their appointment 
• Ensuring Equality of Treatment 

All employees are required to adopt a positive, open and fair approach and ensure the Authority’s Equality and Diversity policy is adhered to and applied consistently to all irrespective of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, disability, religion and belief or non-belief, age, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity and gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partnership status. 

In addition, the Welsh Language Standards ask us to ‘ensure that the Welsh language is treated no less favourably than the English language’ and this principle should be adopted in the application of this policy. If you have any equality or diversity concerns in relation to the application of this policy and procedure, please contact a member of the HR team who will, if necessary, ensure the policy / procedure is reviewed accordingly. 
 
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