Request to do a DBS Check
Thank you for letting me know that you have an enhanced DBS Check, including a ‘children’s barred list’ check, and are subscribed to the DBS Update Service.
For each session at GSAL I need a minimum of 6 people with this qualification. There is more information about this later in this email.
Before we go to GSAL next Tuesday I need to be able to confirm to them that I do have the requisite number available to attend. I do need to do an online check of your Certificate.
The small print says that you “authorise me to receive update information (within the meaning of section 116A of the Police Act 1997) in relation to your criminal record Certificate for the purposes of asking an exempted question within the meaning of section 113A of the Police Act 1997, or in relation to your enhanced criminal record Certificate for the purposes of asking an exempted question for a prescribed purpose within the meaning of section 113B of the Police Act 1997.”
Please will you let me know your date of birth, certificate number and surname as printed on the certificate. NB the certificate number is the number on the top right of the certificate and is all digits , not your Update Service ID number which begins with letter C.
Also please will you attach a photo of the certificate. I need to see that the “Position applied for” includes “Child Workforce” and that the “DBS Children’s Barred List Information” says “None Recorded” rather than “Not Requested”.
Please reply to [email protected] (not to either of the juniors email addresses as there are others with access).
None of this information will be passed to GSAL.
During the week of 9 September (our last session at GSAL) I will delete from my records all the information I have received from and about you including your certificate number and your date of birth.
I know that a few of you won’t be at GSAL next Tuesday but please will you send me your details now and I can do all the enquiries in one run.
Please let me know as soon as possible and by Saturday at the latest.
Many thanks
Bob
Further information
This year GSAL have introduced additional safeguarding requirements for hirers of their facilities. This follows some new government legislation in 2024.
There is a new question as follows “If working with children/vulnerable adults, please confirm that you and all your staff/ volunteers, providing or offering a service on your behalf during the hire period, have had an enhanced DBS Check, including a ‘children’s barred list’ check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service at the point of renewing their DBS Certificate and maintain their registration at all times during the Hire Period”.
Those of you who came to our training sessions at GSAL last year will know that we have between 20 and 30 parents volunteering each week and it appeared to be a deal breaker because there was no way we could get DBS for all these people. Subsequently I have negotiated that we only need our group leaders to have DBS and that all the other volunteers are working under their supervision.
At this stage don’t panic that I’m now going to give any of you full responsibility for leading a group and organising volunteers and leading activities and safeguarding.
Please read the “ARRANGEMENTS” section of this page that I’ve just put on the website.
https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/juniors-training-at-gsal-2025/
Each group will now have 3 leaders and the responsibilities listed above will be shared by these 3 leaders. Those with DBS will look after safeguarding but the other leaders will do most of the rest. Those with DBS are designated “Main Group Leader” as this is the job title I’ve agreed with GSAL.
Tess Freer, who has kindly volunteered to be Welfare Officer for the junior section of Valley Striders, will give you a briefing before the session on Tuesday.
Bob