I have a DBS. So am happy to be part of the day for child care.
DBS are free of cost for charities and not difficult to obtain. It costs £25 otherwise and it’s beyond hard to gain one, mostly impossible.
Have spoken to the authorities regularly over the past year (because I run a kids art group) and obvs done my homework. I volunteered for kidsco for 8 years, my crb (new dbs) was updated every year, legal requirement. Then the rule became every 3 years. Now the one I gained 2 years ago is ‘Indefinite’ according to them !!! So if you have a dbs, from 3 years ago, it’s current!
What’s online and what’s true doesn’t confer. This is a sign of the times, resources depleted below scraping. However, the authorities are always secured in their legal paperwork and any problems are taken care of by the best the lawyers in the UK. They always win. I work for one of those ‘magic circle’ law firms.
My volunteers bar 1 have DBS & I cant apply for that till we’re a charity. So I’ve taken 1 risk. How I currently work is through my Volunteer Enrolment Form - 1photo id, 2 paper proof of address, emergency contacts and specific clauses signed and dated by them. Kept on file. No loopholes. I run a tight ship.
Children in the UK now means up to 18, it was 16.
Thats my angle, long response peeps cus it’s poper order. Jackie xox