7th April 2009, 06:49 PM
With regard to the CRBs for Volunteer diggers, I'd imagine they are as much worried about the potential for theft as anything to do with children?? It's obviously a policy you've got to apply to all (or not at all) and be very very careful about possible discrimination.
As a Council, all our staff get CRB'd and rechecked on a regular basis. Volunteers also have to be checked if they are going to be involved with children or vulnerable adults. The procedures with placements include the stipulation that staff don't work alone with them. This can make organising work for them difficult and we are simply not allowed to drive them from site to site now, unless two staff are present. A sad reflection on our society, but necessary for your own protection as well as theirs.
As for the medical question, I'd imagine there are few jobs you can walk into now without some scrutiny and with the insurance issue in mind, you can't afford as a company to ignore possible problems with volunteers health. Better safe than sorry.
:face-huh:
As a Council, all our staff get CRB'd and rechecked on a regular basis. Volunteers also have to be checked if they are going to be involved with children or vulnerable adults. The procedures with placements include the stipulation that staff don't work alone with them. This can make organising work for them difficult and we are simply not allowed to drive them from site to site now, unless two staff are present. A sad reflection on our society, but necessary for your own protection as well as theirs.
As for the medical question, I'd imagine there are few jobs you can walk into now without some scrutiny and with the insurance issue in mind, you can't afford as a company to ignore possible problems with volunteers health. Better safe than sorry.
:face-huh: