All disclosures, even for minor traffic offences, must be risk assessed and the risk assessment must be kept on the employee’s file.
When risk assessing you should take account of the type of offence, when it was committed and what possible threat the person may or may not have to the children attending your service, your staff or to your business as a whole. The following types of offences will cause concern.
- Offences concerned with larceny, fraud and theft are crimes of deception and may be a behavioural indicator.
- Child Protection or related offences.
- Breaches in trust e.g. fraud.
- Offences against property e.g. arson, armed robbery.
- Drug related charges/convictions (particularly possession for sale or supply).
- Offences against the person e.g. assault, harassment, coercion.
- Offences against the state.
An employer can carry out a Garda Vetting Disclosure risk assessment. The risk will be assessed by the person in charge. Assessment of the risk of the employee together with the offence:
In carrying out this assessment, the following factors should be considered and documented:
- The seriousness of the offence and its relevance to the safety of the children.
- The length of time since the offence was occurred.
- The age of the applicant at the time.
If you wish to purchase the Garda vetting Disclosure risk assessment, please call on this number - 01 6235908
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