Safer Recruitment (including volunteers) & DBS

Safer Recruitment Practice Guidance (Church of England) 2016

This 34-page national policy and guidance sets out safer recruitment practices for people working or volunteering with children and adults.

(PDF Document 1MB)

Diocesan Guidance on Safer Recruitment 2017

Simplified guidance (10 pages) for the Diocese of York on safer recruitment principles and practice based on the national guidelines.

(PDF Document 691kB)

Model Volunteer Job Role

A simple model role outline template for a volunteer which can be used, amended or substituted by a local church as required.

(Word Document 15.1kB)

Model Volunteer Application Form

A simple model application form template for a volunteer which can be used, amended or substituted by a local church as required.

(Word Document 14.15kB)

Model Volunteer Reference Form

A simple model reference form template for a volunteer which can be used, amended or substituted by a local church as required.

(Word Document 13.05kB)

Model Volunteer Interview Discussion

A simple model interview / discussion form template for a volunteer which can be used, amended or substituted by a local church as required.

(Word Document 15.86kB)

Model Volunteer Letter of Appointment

A simple model appointment form template for a volunteer, which can be used, amended or substituted by a local church as required. It must be sent only after all the appropriate steps of Safer Recruitment have been completed, including DBS check if needed.

(Word Document 13.19kB)

Church of England Confidential Declaration Form

The Confidential Declaration Form must be printed out and completed by all those wishing to work with, or having oversight of work with, children and / or adults experiencing, or at risk of abuse or neglect.

(PDF Document 461kB)

DBS Online Disclosures: Parish Information Booklet

Information booklet for parishes from Thirtyone:eight (formerly known as Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service or CCPAS), who administer the online DBS disclosure process for the Diocese of York.

This booklet includes the Parish Registration Form to use the online system.

(PDF Document 741kB)

Guidance - Online DBS Applications

Diocesan guidance of the process for obtaining online DBS disclosures when the system becomes available.

(PDF Document 571kB)

Guidance - DBS Update Service June 2017

The Update Service keeps an individual’s DBS certificate up-to-date, meaning that it can be taken from role to role within the same workforce, where the same type and level of check is required

(PDF Document 552kB)

DBS Paper Applications - a short guide

Where possible the online application system should be used as a preference, as it is simpler and quicker. This guide refers to the older paper application system, which is still in use in some parishes.

(PDF Document 552kB)

DBS Paper Applications - how to complete the forms

Guidance for Disclosure and Barring Service document verifiers using the paper-based system of applying to DBS Disclosures.

(PDF Document 368kB)

Guidance - DBS Update Service June 2017

The Update Service keeps an individual’s DBS certificate up-to-date, meaning that it can be taken from role to role within the same workforce, where the same type and level of check is required

(PDF Document 552kB)

DBS Paper Applications - acceptable forms of ID

Guidance for Disclosure and Barring Service document verifiers using the paper-based system of applying to DBS Disclosures. The list of acceptable ID was updated in November 2017.

(PDF Document 380kB)