Advice . Should toddler group volunteer be DBS checked

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Hi looking for some advice as unsure what to do if anything.
Ive attended a toddler group for a while and there’s a couple of helpers who help set up etc just wondering what to do regarding a male volunteer approx mid/late 40s who does this with no child there . He stays the whole time. Was told his child used to go to the group but now is like 8/9 years old but he’s stayed ever since. He just acts abit odd and I asked someone privately who told me anyone can volunteer ( usually a parent ) and no DBS check etc
I'm not really sure what I’m asking other than should this man have some sort of check etc I feel abit uncomfortable and unsure who to report my concerns to as a lot seem to think he is fantastic , he does seem nice enough just sometimes acts and says things abit strange, he is friends with the leader of the toddler group so can’t really talk to her. It is held in a church if that helps
Thank you

You did the right thing. Any decent church will DBS check regular volunteers and be grateful you flagged any concerns even if they turn out to be unfounded.

All volunteers need to be DBS checked.
I was team manager for my son's rugby team, no direct contact with the children, parents always present but was still a safeguarding requirement.
If something were to happen it would reflect very badly on the Church for not putting those safeguards in place.
I work in safeguarding.

If you have serious concerns you can contact your local Police and make a 'Sarah's Law' request.
They can run checks and if there are any concerns they will contact the safeguarding lead direct.

Same here but not in the UK and we were allowed to use the church hall as it was a volunteer community activity so not actually affiliated with the church so this situation might also be similar.

However OP gets a very bad vibe so I get where she is coming from. I do remember one situation where a young mum was saying she felt very uncomfortable by a dad who kept asking for play dates in his or her house. She couldn't put her finger on it but she got bad vibes and it wasn't just because he was male as we had plenty of dads in the group.

@Lolapusht is correct with the red flags identified.
OP follow your instincts.
Child protection trumps politeness every time.

@WillowCraft is exactly right about the misuse of statistics. Of course abusers abuse the children to whom they have easiest access. That doesn't mean unrelated men pose less risk to children then related ones. Just that they have to go to greater lengths to get near them.

Yea and ime some groomers will spend years getting themselves into the right position/ opportunity