Evolve Children’s Therapy Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all contractors to share this commitment. Background checks and an enhanced DBS will be required.
All contracts with Evolve CTS are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all contractors will be required to declare all unfiltered convictions, cautions and bind-overs. A previously issued Disclosure and Barring Service Disclosure Certificate will only be accepted if the individual is registered with the DBS Update Service.
The Disclosure and Barring Service has published a Code of Practice and accompanying explanatory guide. Evolve CTS is committed to ensuring that it meets the requirements of the Disclosure and Barring Service in relation to the processing, handling and security of Disclosure information.
Evolve CTS will implement robust recruitment procedures and checks for all contracted staff to ensure that reasonable steps are taken not to contract work out to a person who is unsuitable to work with children, or who is disqualified from working with children, or does not have the suitable skills and experience for the intended role.
The following pre-employment checks will be undertaken:
Receipt of at least two satisfactory references
Verification of the candidate’s identity.
A satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure
HPCP registration (AHP’s Only)
HCPC Tribunal Register Check AHP’s only)
Verification of qualifications
The production of evidence of the right to work in the UK
Signed declaration against Disqualification by association
Evolve CTS commit to regularly checking and maintaining records of safer recruitment checks.