6th April 2009, 11:34 AM
If they get local school kids to be involved a criminal records check might be necessary to exclude sex offenders. So the organizers are thereby fulfilling their duty of care. Doesn't mean that someone with another type of conviction is automatically excluded.
The question for one's health could be iffy in terms of the data protection act, but is probably also a requirement for insurance purposes and duty of care. You don't want somebody with a heart condition digging away in the heat to than collapse next to your spoil heap. Better to have people with specific health problems do work that is suited to their needs.
Also, First Aiders on site need to know of any pre-existing problems in case somebody gets sick on site. Sometimes people forget to take their medication, but sometimes it is more serious.
Again, duty of care, I suspect, rather than discrimination.
The question for one's health could be iffy in terms of the data protection act, but is probably also a requirement for insurance purposes and duty of care. You don't want somebody with a heart condition digging away in the heat to than collapse next to your spoil heap. Better to have people with specific health problems do work that is suited to their needs.
Also, First Aiders on site need to know of any pre-existing problems in case somebody gets sick on site. Sometimes people forget to take their medication, but sometimes it is more serious.
Again, duty of care, I suspect, rather than discrimination.