Which Checks to Record

Paragraph 112 of the DfE’s safeguarding guidance says that the SCR must, in respect of staff members, include information about the following:

• Identity checks
• Barred list checks
• Enhanced DBS checks
• Prohibition from teaching checks
• Section 128 checks (for those in management positions in an independent school or academy)
• Further checks on people living or working outside the UK, including checks for restrictions or sanctions imposed by a European Economic Area (EEA) regulating authority
• Checks of professional qualifications
• Checks to establish individuals' right to work in the UK

In respect of these checks, the SCR must record:

• Whether the check has been carried out
• The date on which each check was carried out, or the certificate obtained
• As set out above, the record should also include details of confirmation received from employers of agency and third-party staff, where relevant.

Supply staff

The statutory guidance adds that for supply staff schools should also record on the SCR:

• Whether written confirmation that the employment business supplying the member of supply staff has carried out the relevant checks and obtained the appropriate certificates
• The date that confirmation was received (independent schools/academies and non-maintained special schools should also include the date on which any certificate was obtained)
• Whether any enhanced DBS check certificate has been provided