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# Safer Recruitment Update for Academies

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 VWV  
September 7, 2022

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An updated version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (**KCSIE 2022**) came into force on 1 September 2022. KCSIE 2022 offers clarification in a number of areas. From a safer recruitment perspective changes include:

- A requirement to deliver governor safeguarding and child protections training to **ALL** governors during induction.
- Schools *"should consider"* carrying out an online search on the shortlisted candidates, "*which may help identify any incidents or issues, that have happened and are publicly available online, which the school or college might want to explore with the applicant at interview*."
- Confirmation that schools should obtain references before interview "*where possible*."
- Schools *"should not"* ask to see the DBS certificate of a visitor who is on the school premises in a professional capacity. Being assured that the visitor has the appropriate DBS check is sufficient.  
- Increased flexibility for schools to determine their own approach to the reporting of low-level concerns.

Our comprehensive [Safer Recruitment Pack](https://www.vwv.co.uk/academies-onstream/safer-recruitment-pack-academies) can be purchased for a one-off fixed fee of **£250+VAT**. The documents in the pack are updated whenever there is change to regulation or guidance that affects the recruitment process.

**If you require advice on anything in this update, please contact** [**Richard Hewitt:**](https://www.vwv.co.uk/lawyers/richard-hewitt)

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