Safeguarding children is everybody's responsibility and has to be built into routine procedures and practice. This is vitally important in the recruitment and retention of people who have contact with children.

All organisations that employ staff or volunteers to work with children/in a paid or unpaid capacity should adopt a consistent and through process of safe recruitment in order to ensure that those recruited are suitable.

Here are the recommended links for free Safer Recruitment training (online):

CWDC website
Download FREE postcards and posters directing to e-learning portal and free online training and a poster of 12 steps summary to safer recruitment

E-Portal
Register with CWDC to access. (Same link used by schools)

Safer Recruitment documents:

Council Guidance with intranet reference links
Checklist
Safer Recruitment - Brief overview for Candidates
Safer Recruitment, selection and maintaining a continuing awareness of safeguarding
Single Central Records Checklist