Safer Recruitment
We share the FA’s view that sound recruitment and selection procedures are essential and that all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure unsuitable people are prevented from working with children and young people, both in open-age teams (who have players aged under 18) and in youth football. Consistently following these eight steps will help ensure fair and safer recruitment across the game:
Provide a role profile
Advertise
Ask for an application form to be completed.
Facilitate a meeting with applicants
Ask for references
Ask for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Decide about the recruitment outcome
Support volunteers to complete training and in their new role
Section 3 - safer recruitment and DBS Checks - Safeguarding | The Football Association (thefa.com)
As part of their safeguarding children strategy, The FA requires those working in eligible roles with children and young people to pass a DBS Check. This is in line with legislation and government guidance and is standard practice for LUFC. Further information can be found here:
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The FA and LUFC are committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff, volunteers and potential volunteers and users of its services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working or volunteering within football and any record will be considered as part of a risk assessment that ensures suitability for the post in question. Our decision will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of offences, cautions and other criminal intelligence. Unless the nature of the position allows The FA to ask questions about an entire criminal record, we only ask about ‘unspent’ convictions as defined in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Where an Enhanced check is sought The FA may ask about spent and unspent offences but will do so in the spirit of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 and considering DBS filtering of old and minor offences.
Further information on this process can be found here: 3-8-recruiting-exoffenders-colour-version.pdf