Reference
E/PM8/8/1
Title
File regarding disclosure of criminal backgrounds of those with access to children. The file includes:
Date free text
1987 - 1990
Production date
From: 1987 To: 1990
Scope and Content
- versions of guidance to staff responsible for making selection decisions;
- copy of ‘Form X’ which, when signed by an applicant, would give the police permission to research into their background;
- advertisement for Bedfordshire Youth Association [not relevant to file];
- reactions from professional bodies and Trades Unions including: National Association of Head Teachers, Secondary Heads Association, and NALGO (National and Local Government Officers' Association);
- internal memorandum mentioning the approximate number of teaching and non-teaching staff newly employed per annum;
- invitation from Bedfordshire Police and County Youth Service to a one day consultation to discuss the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE);
- internal memorandum mentioning the approximate turnover of groundstaff, caretakers and cleaners per annum;
- application form for appointment as caretaker/assistant caretaker;
- draft circular from Chief Education Officer to Heads of all establishments regarding the disclosure of criminal backgrounds of those with access to children;
- lists giving imformation on supply teachers: information including names, addresses, subjects etc.
Access to material may be permitted under supervision
Level of description
item