the proprietor is subject to a check with the Criminal Records Bureau which confirms his or her suitability to work with children, that check to be at an enhanced level if his or her duties involve regularly caring for, training, supervising or being in sole charge of persons aged under 18;

prior to confirmation of their appointment, members of staff at the school are subject to a check with the Criminal Records Bureau which confirms their suitability to work with children, that check is to be at an enhanced level if their duties involve regularly caring for, training, supervising or being in sole charge of persons aged under 18;

prior to confirmation of their appointment, checks are carried out on members of staff to confirm their identity, medical fitness, previous employment history, character references, and where appropriate, qualifications and professional references, and that information must be taken into account in determining whether an appointment is confirmed. National Assembly circular 34/02 “Child Protection: Preventing Unsuitable People from Working with Children and Young Persons in the Education Service” provides best practice advice on pre-appointment checks;

where members of staff will care for, train, supervise or be in charge of children in boarding accommodation, they also comply with Standard 38 of the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools 2003 or, where applicable, Standard 27 of the National Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools 2003; and

neither the proprietor nor any member of staff carries out work, or intends to carry out work, in contravention of a direction under section 142(1) of the 2002 Act.