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Safeguarding Self Declaration (SSD)

We will store your data and use it for the safe and effective running of our holidays. For a full explanation see Privacy Notice. At the Titus Trust we take Safeguarding very seriously. As an adult volunteer on a holiday for children and young people we need to confirm your suitability to work with children. There are three steps involved - References, a Safeguarding Self-Declaration and DBS (the Disclosure and Barring Service, formerly the CRB). We ask all volunteers to complete the Safeguarding Self-Declaration Questions every year. DBS and References must be renewed every three years.
If you are doing this for the first time then please read the notes here

Have you ever made an offer to work with children/young people which has been declined?

Thank you, we will be in touch to ask for further information

Have you ever been charged with or convicted of a criminal offence, or are you at present the subject of criminal investigations? (N.B. all convictions must be declared - see note below)

Thank you, we will be in touch to ask for further information

Have you ever been involved in court proceedings concerning a child for whom you have parental responsibility?

Thank you, we will be in touch to ask for further information

Has there ever been any cause for concern regarding your conduct with children, young people, or vulnerable adults? This includes any disciplinary action taken by an employer in relation to your behaviour.

Thank you, we will be in touch to ask for further information

To your knowledge, have you ever had any allegation made against you which has been reported to, and investigated by, Social Services and/or the Police?

Thank you, we will be in touch to ask for further information

Have you ever lived, worked, or volunteered outside the United Kingdom?

Thank you, we will be in touch to ask for further information

Do you have any overseas convictions?

Thank you, we will be in touch to ask for further information

DBS consent

Following communication with staff, the Titus Trust may ask you to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Do you agree to cooperate in respect of such Disclosure? If you need a new DBS, we will contact you via email with information about how to apply.

DBS update service

From 2013 onwards it is possible to subscribe to the DBS Update Service (within 30 days of receiving DBS clearance). This service keeps DBS records updated between new clearances. If kept up to date, it means a DBS clearance has ongoing validity for work with the Titus Trust (beyond three years) and is valid for use with any different organisations you work with in a child-work context. If you are willing for the Titus Trust to access this information please consent to the statement below.

Do you agree to inform the Titus Trust if the answer to any of the above questions changes?

Thank you, we will be in touch to ask for further information

Notes

The disclosure of any offence may not prohibit involvement with the Titus Trust. The Titus Trust will undertake a risk assessment for any 'blemished' certificates.

As volunteering with the Titus Trust provides opportunity for substantial. unsupervised contact with children, young people or vulnerable adults all volunteers will be asked to submit to an Enhanced Disclosure through the DBS.

This position is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, therefore this check will reveal details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as formal convictions not subject to DBS filtering rules. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this position is exempt from the provision of section 4(ii) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemption Orders as applicable in the UK), and you are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which are for other purposes 'spent' under the provisions of the Act with the exception of those that are subject to the DBS filtering rules. Any failure to disclose such convictions could result in withdrawal of approval to work with children or young people within the Titus Trust.

This process is subject to a strict code to ensure confidentiality, fair practice and security of any information disclosed. It is stressed that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to appointment, only if the nature of any matters revealed could be considered to place children or young people at risk. As an organisation we agree to abide by the Code of Practice on the use of personal data in employee/employer relationships under the Data Protection Act 7998 as well as the expectations of the DBS Service.

Under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 it is an offence for any organisation to offer employment to anyone who has been convicted of certain specific offences, or included on either of the two barred lists held by the DBS where the post falls within the scope of a regulated activity (as defined by the DBS, under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012). An enhanced with barred list check must be completed. Those working with children or vulnerable adults in posts which fall outside the scope of regulated activity may still be eligible for an enhanced disclosure without a barred list check.

You are free to fill in each section of the return form in your own time.

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