Are primary schools required to carry DBS checks on every parent who becomes classroom parent volunteers for minimum 1 hour per week? Or is it a decision discretionary made by the headteacher?
What about is a parent does three hours per week voluntary work in classroom or more?
My assumption is should the parent volunteer on special occasions only no DBS check is required, and the volunteer should not be left unattended with a child, but if the volunteer assists weekly, then a DBS check is required.
Am I right or wrong?
I can't find anything on the subject online.
Thank you for the clarification.