CRB minimum age?

[Stargrower]

Please could anyone tell me what the minimum age is for applying for a CRB disclosure? I have a volunteer starting who will be 15, turning 16, I've looked online but there is a lot of conflicting and out-of-date info.

Thanks!

[Rea]

 

Student work placementsI run a childcare course for students aged 16-18 who have regular work placements in schools and nurseries as part of the course. I apply for DBS checks for all the students at the start of the course; some of the work placement providers allow the students to start their placement before the checks are completed, but others do not. Who is right?This depends on how the students are working while on placement. As long as the placement provider – for example a school or nursery – can ensure that the students are adequately supervised at all times, it is permissible for them to start their placements pending the completion of the DBS check. However, if the school or nursery cannot provide this level of supervision, they are entitled to ask for the completed DBS check before the placement starts.

From the Ofsted site

[Rea]

I cant find anything which mentions age apart from that. A bit woolly isnt it? I would say though that under 18 wouldnt need one, but would come under your safeguarding policy as a child.

Edited April 6, 2013 by Rea

[finleysmaid]

if students are on work experience you do not have to have them crb checked.They mustbe supervised at all times and you must ensure they have no independent access to the children.

 

I have students all the time and have checked this with ofsted many times ...there is a clause that procludes students (cant remember where it is at the mo...id have to go back and check in my many files)

[Stargrower]

Thanks to you both. We have lots of students too, and don't do CRB's as you say finleysmaid, but this girl is volunteering after she leaves school (May) and before she starts college (Sept). So she isn't a student on work experience or college placement.

[finleysmaid]

found this....its a bit old so i guess best to check with ofsted. If you are not allowing her to be left alone with the children then she will not be teaching them and therfore not in a regulated activity (???? maybe????)

 

Anyone over the age of criminal responsibility can be given a CRB check, which in the UK is 10 years old. So no, you certainly don't have to be 16 or 18 minimum to have one.

Source(s):

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/Images/CRB%…

Lots of useful information here about CRB checks.

oohps link not working....will have another try

Edited April 6, 2013 by finleysmaid

[Stargrower]

Thank you finleysmaid! :1b

[Buttercup]

I have been looking into CRB's for students. I am sure I have just read somewhere that 16 is the age but could be wrong.

Anyway I use to have long term students checked. Now we have to pay I am not sure what to do.

Any advice please.

Buttercup

[Pimms o'clock?]

It is 16 as I tried to get one for a 15 year old and was unable to do so until the day of her 16th birthday

[Guest]

interesting. we have been told only this week by the CRB powers that be , that a person under 18 is 'assumed not to have a record'. so therefore we do not have to do our 17 year old student.

Just another example of no clear guidelines.

[Guest]

We have to make sure our 16 year old students have one carried out before they start placements so assuming they don't have a record obviously isn't a universal attitude!

[Guest]

It is 16, we have to crb check anyone 16 and over for the football team that I am welfare officer for who is going to be coaching, under 16 , they don't have to be.