Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) - Vulnerable Persons
Background:
In 2002, Lions took the plunge to put Safeguards into place. These would benefit and protect Lions and those they work with within their Communities who could be classed as Vulnerable through age, the young or the elderly.
The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) merged with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) in December 2012 to form the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This merger was part of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. The DBS combines the criminal record-checking function of the CRB with the barring function of the ISA.
Information:
Listed below is a list of pdf documents that are all pertinent to DBS. The first one in the list is the latest edition of the Safeguarding Children, Vulnerable Adults Policy.
Members of Lions Clubs International are privileged to work within their local communities, assisting persons often less fortunate than themselves. Activities undertaken by Lions Club members often involve them working closely with vulnerable adults and children. The Vulnerable Persons Policy Document seeks to provide a basic awareness of the abuse of vulnerable persons, including children and young persons and assists in helping to recognise abuse and thereafter to deal sensibly and sensitively with it. The document provides guidance on what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour, acknowledging that we all have a duty to safeguard those in our care. We must not forget that we also have a duty to safeguard ourselves and the organisation that we belong to.
You will also see from reading this policy that it is more important than ever that we encourage our existing members to be checked as well as all of our new members. I know there is a lot of resistance from longer serving members, but please if you have nothing to hide, then there is nothing to worry about. Not only will you be protecting yourself, but your clubs and our organisation as well.
Application:
The application for clearance is a simple form which can be given to the applicant either via their Club’s Vulnerable Persons Liaison Officer or Secretary; alternatively they can contact their nearest Counter-Signatory for one as well.
District Counter-Signatories:
Essex - Trevor Hull - Billericay Lions Club
Cambridgeshire - Susie Morris - East Anglia Helen Keller Internet Lions Club (currently awaiting approval)
Suffolk - Kelly-Marie Thompson - New Century Lions Club (currently awaiting approval)
Norfolk - Paul Southerton - Hunstanton Lions Club
Lincolnshire - Derek Blow - Louth District Lions Club
Lincolnshire - Keith Ford - Glandford and Lindsey Lions Club
Nottinghamshire - Richard Woodward - Southwell and District Lions Club (currently awaiting approval)
Guides:
Guide for members on how to complete a DBS Application Form.
Guide for a Club Secretary or VPO on how to complete a DBS Disclosure Application Form.
Guide for countersignatory's on how to process a DBS Application.
Background:
In 2002, Lions took the plunge to put Safeguards into place. These would benefit and protect Lions and those they work with within their Communities who could be classed as Vulnerable through age, the young or the elderly.
The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) merged with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) in December 2012 to form the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This merger was part of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. The DBS combines the criminal record-checking function of the CRB with the barring function of the ISA.
Information:
Listed below is a list of pdf documents that are all pertinent to DBS. The first one in the list is the latest edition of the Safeguarding Children, Vulnerable Adults Policy.
Members of Lions Clubs International are privileged to work within their local communities, assisting persons often less fortunate than themselves. Activities undertaken by Lions Club members often involve them working closely with vulnerable adults and children. The Vulnerable Persons Policy Document seeks to provide a basic awareness of the abuse of vulnerable persons, including children and young persons and assists in helping to recognise abuse and thereafter to deal sensibly and sensitively with it. The document provides guidance on what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour, acknowledging that we all have a duty to safeguard those in our care. We must not forget that we also have a duty to safeguard ourselves and the organisation that we belong to.
You will also see from reading this policy that it is more important than ever that we encourage our existing members to be checked as well as all of our new members. I know there is a lot of resistance from longer serving members, but please if you have nothing to hide, then there is nothing to worry about. Not only will you be protecting yourself, but your clubs and our organisation as well.
Application:
The application for clearance is a simple form which can be given to the applicant either via their Club’s Vulnerable Persons Liaison Officer or Secretary; alternatively they can contact their nearest Counter-Signatory for one as well.
District Counter-Signatories:
Essex - Trevor Hull - Billericay Lions Club
Cambridgeshire - Susie Morris - East Anglia Helen Keller Internet Lions Club (currently awaiting approval)
Suffolk - Kelly-Marie Thompson - New Century Lions Club (currently awaiting approval)
Norfolk - Paul Southerton - Hunstanton Lions Club
Lincolnshire - Derek Blow - Louth District Lions Club
Lincolnshire - Keith Ford - Glandford and Lindsey Lions Club
Nottinghamshire - Richard Woodward - Southwell and District Lions Club (currently awaiting approval)
Guides:
Guide for members on how to complete a DBS Application Form.
Guide for a Club Secretary or VPO on how to complete a DBS Disclosure Application Form.
Guide for countersignatory's on how to process a DBS Application.
PDF documents
- Safeguarding Children, Vulnerable Adults Policy updated 16 November 2023
- Application Procedure for DBS Check
- I.D. Confirmation Form
- I.D. Verifiers Identity Confirmation Form
- Identity Confirmation Form
- Applicants Criminal Record check
- Recruitment of Ex-Offenders
- Safeguarding Procedure
- Consent Policy Disclosure and Barring Service
- Privacy Policy - Standard/Enhanced Checks (Paper and E-Bulk Applications) Declaration
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