Voluntary Sector Consortia Consultation

Checking and Barring Lizzie Saunders

Volunteer Centre

Manager

Common Sense Approach

• Relevance of Offence

• Rational Risk Assessment – Replicate

• Fairness and transparency• Knowledge transparency confidentiality

• Where is the decision made?

• To whom do these rules apply?

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone

• How can you tell?

• Who do you need to ask?

• How will you record your decision making process?

• What processes are there in place to safeguard the volunteer?

• Do these relate to and match those which apply to paid staff and service users?

Convicted, Contrite, Forgiven

• How to manage volunteers with convictions – demonstrative, practical measures

• Charity’s reputation • Service users

• Community views

• Who needs to know?

Keeping Records

• Live action updates?

• Useful progress markers?

• Shared information?• Trial period

• Informing the volunteer

• Referral back to Volunteer Centre

What’s missing?