Re-check notifications
Disclosures are checks made at a moment in time against Government-held records which could be updated at any time.
As such a Disclosure is technically out of date by the time it is issued, so there needs to be a periodic re-check to ensure that nothing new has been added without the requesting orgainisation's knowledge.
The imminent introduction of mandatory ISA registration for many roles eligible for Enhanced Disclosures will offer continuous monitoring of people in those roles. However, this will only notify organisations (who have registered their interest in the individual with the ISA) if the individual is involved in a subsequent misdemeanour that justifies their being barred from working with children and/or vulnerable adults. Organisations will not be notified if an incident does not lead to barring, even though it may have a significant bearing on the individual's suitability to continue in the role for other reasons.
Where organisations still see Disclosures as an integral part of their employment policies, 3 years is generally considered a reasonable interval for re-checks. Where the relationship between the requesting organisation and the individual is more distant, such that an incident may not become known about informally, 2 years may be more appropriate.
DDC's system can be set to accommodate re-check periods from 1-99 months and an e-mail notification to Requesters can be generated giving 1-4 months notice that the re-check period is due to elapse.
The e-mail is purely for information and no action will be taken unless we are instructed to do so.