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DBS checks

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Jazzyboo · 01/02/2018 16:32

Well my dd is going starts childcare next week and I think I have done all the due diligence. I still have a nagging question about DBS checks. I requested copies of all the dbs checks on the staff and family members who have access. The childminder uses her house for childcare.
I was told that I can have a look but can't have copies because that's not the law.
Is this true or not?

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jannier · 02/02/2018 21:48

You don't even have a right to see them and the childminder may not have seen ones for her family she will just have a letter of suitability from Ofsted that says they have seen them and the person is suitable. If a childminder is registered they have been suitability checked Ofsted are aware of who lives in the house and they have to be checked once they are 16.

leesypops · 01/02/2018 21:28

As long as you have a look at them that will suffice. I wouldn't give people copies of mine or my family's checks as they contain personal information.

HSMMaCM · 01/02/2018 18:26

Don't worry. You are right to check everything you can.

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Jazzyboo · 01/02/2018 18:00

Thanks everyone. I guess I'm just over thinking things. It's my first child and I already feel guilty. I just want to make sure she is safe.
Just needed reassurance

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HSMMaCM · 01/02/2018 17:28

It's the ongoing checks by Ofsted which are important. The certificate is a historical document and only Ofsted will know about anything that has happened since that's date.

glitterbiscuits · 01/02/2018 16:59

Yes, that true but they are of limited value. I would rather check they had up to date first aid and head down a few courses

With childminders it’s much better you get a feeling from the person and a warm friendly atmosphere.

RebelRogue · 01/02/2018 16:51

What would having a copy achieve that just looking at them won't?

insancerre · 01/02/2018 16:41

I'm a nursery manager and I'm not allowed to make and keep copies of my staffs dbs certificates

LIZS · 01/02/2018 16:37

Dbs check certificate belongs to the person and they are not required to give you a copy. What purpose would it serve?

chocolateorangeowls · 01/02/2018 16:36

Seeing them should be fine, I wouldn't have thought copies were necessary

OddBoots · 01/02/2018 16:36

It is true, you do not have any need for copies. If it is a registered setting Ofsted will do the checks so you don't even need to see them, the fact you are being offered sight of them is a good will gesture not a requirement.

SavoyCabbage · 01/02/2018 16:34

Why would you want copies?

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