Employment agencies and businesses
Working with vulnerable people
Before you supply work-seekers to work with vulnerable people you have to:
- get 2 references on the work-seeker and offer these to the hirer
- make checks that the work-seeker is suitable for the role
If the work-seeker needs professional qualifications or ‘authorisations’ for the role, you have to get copies of these and offer them to the hirer.
Examples of authorisations include:
- proof of membership of a professional body
- criminal records checks
If you cannot get hold of the authorisations, qualifications or references, you must tell the hirer you have tried to get the information. You must explain the steps you have taken.
Criminal records checks
Some industries such as childcare and healthcare need their workers to have criminal record checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS checks).
You may have to make sure that workers you supply have criminal record checks for these jobs.