Decision details

See also Safeguarding Children Policy (2009) 

On the proposal of Councillor JD Batchelor, seconded by Councillor Mrs DP Roberts, Cabinet RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL that all District Councillors be Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checked, with advice to be sought whether this should be standard or enhanced checking.

Cabinet AGREED that

(a)               Further training for priority staff and briefings for other staff and elected Members be arranged, the resources for which be allocated from departmental and corporate training budgets respectively from 2006/07; and

(b)               CRB checks continue to be undertaken for all new priority staff and reviewed every three years; and

(c)               Consent is sought from all “priority” postholders for CRB checks to be undertaken in 2006/07 if they have not previously been checked under current procedures.

Cabinet NOTED the implementation progress of the Council’s Protection of Vulnerable Adults policy.