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<p>Free schools, like all other state-funded schools, are required by law to carry
out a range of checks on staff, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.</p><p>The
Department for Education issues ‘pre-opening guidance’ to free school proposers to
help them establish their schools. It includes guidance on their responsibilities
for checking the suitability of staff. The guidance is published online at:</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mainstream-free-school-pre-opening-guide"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/mainstream-free-school-pre-opening-guide</a></p>
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