Section 9 of the Church of England's Safer Recruitment and People Management Guidance sets out the requirements for DBS checks, and the need for them to be repeated every three years.
The Church of England's Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework sets out the requirements for safeguarding training, and what needs to be refreshed every three years.
Why use the Hub?
The main reason why parishes first start to use their Safeguarding Hub is because they want to keep track of people's DBS checks and safeguarding training.
The People Manager keeps track of who is doing what, and it automatically sends reminders when DBS checks or safeguarding training need to be completed or refreshed.
An overview page shows the current status of volunteers and employees, with:
- Green lights where no action is needed.
- Amber lights where DBS checks or safeguarding training will soon expire
- Red lights where DBS checks or safeguarding training has already expired