Paragraph 4 Suitability of staff and governorsI1

The suitability of a person who has been appointed to a position, which is not the position of chair of the governing body, must be checked in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) to (7).

A person’s suitability for appointment to a position under this paragraph must be checked before the appointment is made, or if permitted, as soon as practicable after appointment.

The proprietor must check—

The proprietor must ensure that, where relevant to the person, an enhanced criminal record check is made in respect of that person and an enhanced criminal record certificate is obtained before or as soon as practicable after the person’s appointment.

In the case of any person for whom, by reason of that person living or having lived outside the United Kingdom, obtaining such a certificate is not sufficient to establish the person’s suitability to work in a school, the proprietor must make such further checks as the proprietor considers appropriate, having regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.

In the case of a person who cares for, trains, supervises or is in charge of pupils for whom accommodation is provided, in addition to the matters specified in sub-paragraphs (3) to (5), the proprietor must check that the National Minimum Standards F1and, where the school is also a children’s home, the Quality Standards, are complied with.

The checks referred to in sub-paragraphs (4) to (6) do not need to be carried out in relation to a person who has worked in—

during a period which ended not more than three months before the person’s appointment.