Hi
This seems to be a topical issue. I've just been checking out details at:
http://www.disclosure.gov.uk/index.asp
From what I can gather processing a discosure application can take
quite a while - possibly up to 6 weeks.
Regards
Peter Hill
Vashti Zarach wrote:
> Had a little look on the web to see if I could find anything relevant,
> out of interest. It looks like Leeds University do police check their
> support workers:
> http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disabilityservices/support/supportwhite.html.
> "The Scheme recruits graduates, familiar with the University
> environment. There is a formal selection procedure,with students being
> encouraged to take part in the support worker interviews, so that a
> matching process can take place. Police checks are carried out."
>
> Sorry, anyone from Leeds on the list, if I'm wrong!
>
>
>
> Vashti Zarach
> Assistant Accessibility SIG Co-ordinator
> CETIS (Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards)
> University of Wales Bangor
> Website: http://celt.bangor.ac.uk/accessibility/introduction.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: John Milligan <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 11:47 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [DIS-FORUM] Police checks
>
>
> Don't know the details but we are now informing all applicants for
> jobs working with VI adults and children that the post is subject to
> "an enhanced Criminal Record Bureau check".
>
>
>
> I guess it could be viewed that University supplied Personal
> Assistants/LSW's should be too!
>
>
>
> John M
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>
>
> John Rous Milligan
> Senior Post 16 Education Officer
> RNIB Education and Employment Network
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sheila Watts [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 15 August 2002 11:47
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Police checks
>
> We have a student who is blind who has a support worker for 25
> hours a week, in the past year he has had 3 different people, every
> few months he gets bored, sacks them and then comes and demands that
> we find another one for him, he also insists that his support
> workers are masters IT level. I won't go in to all the details of
> the ongoing arguements but when he got bored with the latest support
> worker he demanded that he should have a police check and was
> extremely concerned when the support worker refused. The support
> worker is one of our 3rd year students who has been note-taking for
> other students in the past year. He is now complaining that all
> support workers should be police checked as he is a vulnerable
> adult, I have never known police checks to be carried out anywhere
> else or am I wrong. My senior management have asked could I check this.
>
> Any views.
>
> I feel he is an adult, no personal care involved only academic
> support but he can be classed as 'vulnerable' and will use this when
> he takes further action.
>
> Sheila Watts
>
>
>
> Sheila Watts
> Co-ordinator for students with disabilities
> Liverpool Hope University College
> Hope Park
> Liverpool
> L16 9JD
> Tel/Minicom 0151-291-3065
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