Free DBS Workshops for Safeguarding!
Julia Mitchinson the Disclosure and Barring Service‘s Regional Outreach Adviser for North East, has let us know that she will offering a series of free DBS workshops and masterclasses as part of the DBS Regional offer. These workshops are free to attend and will be useful to a wide range of partners.
The Workshops
DBS Enhanced Checks Workshop – North East Safeguarding Networks: Appropriate for those in North East Safeguarding Networks, who need to give advice and make decisions about DBS checks (such as Managers, HR Teams, Recruitment Teams, Compliance Managers)
The workshop will cover –
- The Enhanced DBS Application Process
- Stage 4 of the Enhanced DBS Check process and how this impacts on disclosure information
- What to do if you experience delays
Date: Tuesday 18th March
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Click to Book – https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f08f267c-1a86-43b3-8c24-4108ccb3311e@f24d93ec-b291-4192-a08a-f182245945c2
DBS Harmful Behaviour Outside of Work Workshop – North East Safeguarding Networks: Appropriate for those in North East Safeguarding Networks who deal with/ manage staff safeguarding concerns, welfare issues, disciplinary matters and would be responsible for making referrals to DBS (such as Team Managers, Safeguarding Leads, HR staff etc)
The workshop will cover –
- What we mean by ‘harmful behaviour’
- Safeguarding, Abuse and Neglect
- Relevant Conduct and Risk of Harm
- Harmful behaviour and the transferability of risk
- How to make a barring referral to DBS
Date: Tuesday 1st April
Time: 10am – 11am
Click to Book – https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e2f227c7-c7ba-4a86-a7a1-360d2bd53121@f24d93ec-b291-4192-a08a-f182245945c2
DBS Update Service Masterclass – North East Safeguarding Networks: Appropriate for those in North East Safeguarding Networks who make decisions about DBS checks and have responsibility for the management/ maintenance of staff records (such as Team Managers, HR Teams, Compliance Managers).
The Masterclass will cover –
- What the Update Service is (and is not)
- Which DBS certificates can be registered with the service
- Benefits of the service to both applicants and recruiting organisations
- Status checking & interpreting the results
- Update Service and Home-Based positions
- Using the Update Service when recruitment and suitability decisions are made off site
Date: Wednesday 16th April
Time: 11am – 12pm
Click to Book – https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f4b0a672-18f7-4f5d-b546-4a789f4729c3@f24d93ec-b291-4192-a08a-f182245945c2
If you have any queries about the workshops you can contact Julia via email at julia.mitchinson@dbs.gov.uk.
