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?

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?

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?

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

Live action updates?

Useful progress markers?

Shared information?

Trial period

Informing the volunteer

Referral back to Volunteer Centre

What’s missing?