Creating a positive safeguarding culture: How to make a DBS referral

10/10/2023
1 - 2.30pm
Free

LOCATION Virtual through Microsoft Teams

RECOMMENDED FOR Anyone with HR responsibilities and particularly those involved in recruitment practices

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Make a good quality referral with support from experts at the DBS

Join our FREE event to ensure you have all the advice and tips you need to make a good quality DBS referral.

Our safer recruitment and DBS experts, including an Outreach Adviser from the Disclosure and Barring Service, will help you to understand the process and requirements more thoroughly to aid a positive safeguarding culture in your setting. You'll also have the opportunity to ask any relevant questions.

We'll be discussing:

  • what ‘regulated activity’ is
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  • when a DBS barring referral should be made, including when the legal duty is met 
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  • the three different referral routes
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  • how to make a good quality referral 
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  • the consequences of not making appropriate barring referrals
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  • the consequences of being included on one or both Barred Lists.

Meet your host and expert panel

  • Your Host

    Beth Alberga

    Safer Recruitment Manager
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    Beth’s background in safeguarding and safer recruitment spans over 10 years. Her education experience includes work as a qualified trainer, having completed the Safer Recruitment Consortium training and her years of service with EPM. Beth is part of the South-east England Safeguarding Network Group whose aim is to keep safeguarding high on everybody’s agenda. She is also part of regional groups and national forums that share best practices and develop policy as part of a DfE working group formed during consultation for the KCSIE 2016, 2018 and 2019 documents.

  • Your Host

    Danielle Carter

    Stakeholder Engagement Adviser, DBS
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    Danielle is part of the Partnerships Team and supports national organisations across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Prior to joining the Partnerships team in January, Danielle supported Registered Bodies on the DBS RB Management Team as a DBS Account Manager.

  • Your Host

    Becky Moorcroft

    Stakeholder Engagement Adviser, DBS
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    Becky is part of the Partnerships Team and supports national organisations across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Prior to joining the Partnerships team in January Becky's roles in DBS included an Executive Assistant and Project Support Officer.