Compliance and Safeguarding checks are an important part of the recruitment process. They help us to:
- comply with the law and Care Quality Commission, Ofsted and Department for Education requirements by ensuring that prospective staff have permission to work and remain in the UK and have not been barred from carrying out the job – e.g. for regulated posts or roles working with vulnerable groups
- check that the potential recruit is suitably qualified or skilled for the job
- assess their ability to undertake the duties of the role
The Compliance team:
- conduct compliance and safeguarding checks on our behalf
- work in partnership with the Safer Recruitment team to ensure that safer recruitment practices are followed
The level of checks required will depend on the role being recruited to and will need to be factored into recruitment lead times.
For staff moving internally, the Compliance team will check if there is any change to screening requirements.
If there is no change and satisfactory checks have already been received, there will be no requirement to repeat the screening process. If however, the new role requires an enhanced level of checks, these will need to be carried out before the candidate can start.
You will be required to confirm the checks necessary for the post - see the summary of pre-employment checks (PDF, 109 KB).
In the event of an unsatisfactory check, you will receive a notification asking you to login to Recruit and confirm whether you wish to request advice from the DBS team and:
- proceed with the candidate
- proceed to the candidate review and withdrawal process
If you have any questions or have any feedback relating to service delivery please contact the Compliance team (PDF, 125 KB).