Child Protection
Disclosure Scotland checks
Disclosure Scotland is a service designed to enhance public safety by providing potential employers and organisations within the voluntary sector with criminal history information on individuals applying for posts. Disclosure Scotland issues certificates - known as "Disclosures" - which give details of an individual's criminal convictions (and in the case of Enhanced Disclosures, where appropriate, non-conviction information) or state that they have none.
Disclosure Scotland checks are implemented as part of a procedure that enables all staff, coaches, volunteers and leaders to be vetted. These checks should form part of the wider process of recruitment and selection. More details on recruitment processes can be found in the Child Protection section of the Help for Clubs website. For example, references for staff, coaches and volunteers should also be taken up prior to them working with children, as these could identify something about the individual’s character that may not be picked up from a Disclosure Scotland Check. It is important to remember that Disclosure checks are only one element of the safe recruitment process.
Sports organisations should ensure that any employee or volunteer who will be working with children or vulnerable adults has been through an appropriate Disclosure check before commencing employment. More information can be found on the Disclosure Scotland website.
The Central Registered Body in Scotland (CRBS) was established by the Scottish Executive to provide free Disclosure checks for volunteers in the voluntary sector working with children and young people. Voluntary sports organisations can find out how to register with the CRBS and obtain free Disclosure checks for sports volunteers on the CRBS website.
Disclosure Scotland is a service designed to enhance public safety by providing potential employers and organisations within the voluntary sector with criminal history information on individuals applying for posts. Disclosure Scotland issues certificates - known as "Disclosures" - which give details of an individual's criminal convictions (and in the case of Enhanced Disclosures, where appropriate, non-conviction information) or state that they have none.
Disclosure Scotland checks are implemented as part of a procedure that enables all staff, coaches, volunteers and leaders to be vetted. These checks should form part of the wider process of recruitment and selection. More details on recruitment processes can be found in the Child Protection section of the Help for Clubs website. For example, references for staff, coaches and volunteers should also be taken up prior to them working with children, as these could identify something about the individual’s character that may not be picked up from a Disclosure Scotland Check. It is important to remember that Disclosure checks are only one element of the safe recruitment process.
Sports organisations should ensure that any employee or volunteer who will be working with children or vulnerable adults has been through an appropriate Disclosure check before commencing employment. More information can be found on the Disclosure Scotland website.
The Central Registered Body in Scotland (CRBS) was established by the Scottish Executive to provide free Disclosure checks for volunteers in the voluntary sector working with children and young people. Voluntary sports organisations can find out how to register with the CRBS and obtain free Disclosure checks for sports volunteers on the CRBS website.
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