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Safeguarding Children, Young People And Adults At Risk


You may not always think about it in this way but the truth is that when you hire someone you are taking a risk. Whenever you bring a team member on board regardless of the industry that you are in, you’re trusting them and relying on them to complete the job that you’ve hired them for.

For this reason, when it comes to choosing candidates to invite to interview, you take an in depth look at their CVs and past experience. Of course while a CV can tell you what experience in the industry a person has, it can’t tell you whether they have a criminal past, which is where safer recruitment comes in.

What’s safer recruitment?

Safer recruitment is a process that ensures that safeguarding is taken seriously when it comes to the recruitment process. What it’s crucial for recruiters to understand is that in roles where workers have access to young people and adults who are at risk, effective safeguarding is vital which is why safer recruitment is so important. Anyone who is considered to be at risk, in this instance children and vulnerable adults need to be safeguarded from potential harm.

There are certain sectors that naturally have to be more clued up when it comes to safer recruitment processes. For instance, the health and care sector is one area that needs to take safeguarding extremely seriously, another sector is childcare. When it comes to working with vulnerable people, there are certain people who are unable to do so due to their criminal history, which is why DBS checks are so important. If you don’t run a DBS check, you can’t check whether an individual is eligible to work with vulnerable people.

A lot of companies are hesitant to perform DBS checks because they are concerned about the DBS application cost. However, it’s important to realise that DBS checks aren’t a choice in many sectors they are a necessity. Plus a DBS certificate and check is usually not expensive and is quick and easy to apply for. You can run a DBS price check online before applying.

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What is safeguarding?

Safeguarding is the term used to describe the process around keeping children and vulnerable adults safe. You can learn in our article What is Safeguarding and Why is It Important?

Why is safeguarding so important?

If your business works with or deals with vulnerable people, safeguarding should be a key part of your recruitment process. The law states that safeguards should be put in place when dealing with vulnerable people including adults and children alike, which is why safeguarding is so crucial.

For instance, if you run a children’s soft play centre you would need to ensure that every staff member had an advanced DBS check to determine that they were able to legally work with children. If you’re worried about the time a DBS check will take you can order a fast track DBS to speed the process up.

When it comes to recruitment, it is the responsibility of the person doing the recruiting to ensure that safeguarding practices are followed at all times. DBS checks are a key part of many recruitment processes for roles where team members may come into contact with vulnerable people.

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