Ello Ello - Criminal Record Checks on volunteers

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All useful info in what may/may not be needed in volly/community work

Thanks for all this.

I can't help but feel that when my mum sent me off on abus to the other side of edinburgh, to work for those nice chaps at the Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society ... there was none of this.. and I can confirm that I had a great time, did not kill myself or was interfered with... I jsut find it so sad that becasue of a tiny tiny number of incidents that form filling and risk are now seen as almost more important than the archaeology. I guess I would not be in the **** if I had done disclosure and the person still turned out to be a child killer, but had not been caught.. I could be shown to have done everything I could to protect ... I do see the reasoning... I also know of many people put off by what they see as intrusion.

thanks again to all who helped explain it to me

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