Huntley may only have been a caretaker, but he would have come into contact
with children at his own school and these days would need a CRB check. At
my last council even building tradesmen visiting schools to carry out
repairs were CRB checked for the same reason, and that is more than two
years ago.
The background to the Huntley case is complex and I found it very
informative to read ALL the reports produced following the case. Key points
to remember are that Huntley adopted a different name; his earlier
unacceptable behaviour occurred many years previously at a time when there
was less public awareness of this type of behaviour, indeed several
complaints were not acted upon; there were failures in the procedure that
led to his recruitment as a caretaker. He could, and should, have been
prevented from taking up his post.
I was responsible for tracking the case and the subsequent reports on behalf
of my council, and ensuring that the information was circulated to those
that needed it.
Hope this is of use.
Peter Mead
Information Rights Specialist
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80 Cadmore Lane
Cheshunt
WALTHAM CROSS
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Sent: 22 October 2008 15:25
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] CRB checking
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<[log in to unmask]
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>After all, Huntley was a caretaker and not directly responsible for any
>children.
It is also the case that the children he killed were not students at his
school, but at a different one. This seems to be commonly overlooked.
The girls went to his house because it was where Maxine Carr lived. Her
boyfriend could have just as easily been unemployed.
The only logical conclusion (to prevent a re-occurrence) is to CRB check
everyone's partners as well.
--
Roland Perry
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