To not CRB check my friends

[julybutterfly]

It's DD's birthday in a few weeks. We're doing the whole hall hire, bouncy castle etc party. DD wanted a facepainter. the prices were ridiculous so I've asked a few artistic friends to do it. But I've had a couple of other parents ask me if my friends have been CRB checked! AIBU to think they're being OTT?

yes they are being utterly ott

They are friends of yours who you trust with your own children? If so, they are being OTT.

Hmm, tricky - in this instance yes they probably are BU

but for school fair, rainbows, etc we have to insist on CRB checked people to facepaint

The world has gone mad.

Are you employing your friends to do the face painting?

They are being unreasonable of course. Take this further and you'd need to CRB check all parents who attend any children's parties. Parents and other friends interact with other people's children at parties all the time, these friends just happen to be doing face painting.

simple solution to this - don't invite the parents who expect your friends to be CRB checked.

ridiculous. they are being very OTT.

When you explain that your (good, trusted) friends haven't been CRB checked, why not add, "Oh, by the way, seeing that you have my DC to your house for parties/to play, may I see your CRB check. I presume you do have one... don't you?". :o

Their's is the height of OTT-ness. I'd feel an uncontrolable urge to tell them that the answer's no and if that doesn't suit them, they don't have to come.

I thought this was only a problem if those people were being left in sole charge of the children. If you and other parents will be there, I don't believe there is a legal obligation.

Incidentally, are the children of an age when the parents leave them at the party and come and pick them up at finish time? If so, are you CRB checked? And if not, are they bothered about that?

It's only an issue if the adults are in a position to be establishing a relationship with the kids. Very OTT

They are being utterly bonkers. Tell them they will need to have a CRB check if they want to come inside when they drop their DCs off

Well over the top

Oh FGS!

This is ridiculous. If the parents are that bothered they should jolly well stay at the party and help supervise. I suppose they want to just drop and run though. As others have said, at what stage does every parent have to have a CRB check as a matter of routine? Its only a matter of time I can guarantee it that a school starts demanding this in London on advice of their lawyers.

Mind you I have had to have a CRB check to teach adults.

just say yes. These people are perfect wind-up material!!

And if they wish to check it, have one prepared earlier - drawn in red crayon by your dd, or you wih your none-writing hand - big letters saying " I tend to not molest children in public places. Signed. Goofy."

if they suggest you are not taking this seriously, you can indicate they started it.

What Pan said.

is that you silky, with a new moniker? Now that you are on Radio5 live?

Radio 5 you say? Yes I'm very high brow. No Key 103 on my car radio.

Don't think my car radio can receive Key 103.

Revolution?

Very silly. And you don't need a CRB to just be around kids, as long as someone else is there. E.g. when doing work experience/observation in school a CRB isn't necessary if you are with another teacher all the time.

They are being silly

nice idea, but no idea what you mean. I take it it's a radio station?
Am struggling with a very disobedient radio. Never stops where I want it to.

You do need a CRB for all roles in schools now. Even the plants are CRB checked.

ha!

Slap it hard Pan. Don't let it take you over to Chris Moyles.