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<p>It is essential that schools and colleges continue with their statutory duties
regarding safer recruitment during the COVID-19 state. Schools and colleges are still
required to ensure that those working in their settings are suitable to work in the
children’s workforce. The department has published safeguarding guidance, to help
schools and colleges who are providing care for vulnerable children and children of
critical workers to keep those children (anyone under the age of 18) safe whilst they
are at school or college:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-safeguarding-in-schools-colleges-and-other-providers"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-safeguarding-in-schools-colleges-and-other-providers</a></p><p>This
guidance includes advice on the portability of Disclosure and Barring Service checks
where members of the school or college workforce are already engaging in regulated
activity and have the appropriate check for that workforce. Schools and colleges should
carry out a risk assessment in these circumstances as they would for a volunteer.
Where schools and colleges are utilising volunteers, they should continue to follow
the checking and risk assessment process as set out in the statutory safeguarding
guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education.</p>
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