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Employing people with convictions: model policy, guidance and examples

Stay compliant when writing your policy statement for employing 'ex-offenders'. Download our model policy and see examples from other schools.

Updated
on 3 July 2024See updates
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Statutory/mandatory for:
Maintained schools
Academies
Free schools
Independent schools
Sixth-form colleges
Further education
Pupil referral units
Non-maintained special schools
Contents
  1. Download our model policy
  2. The DBS requires you to have a policy
  3. Examples from schools
  4. Understand the rules around recruiting people with criminal records

Download our model policy

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Our model policy for recruiting ex-offenders (sometimes called 'recruiting people with previous convictions') has been approved by Forbes Solicitors.

Adapt it based on your needs – it's applicable to both schools and trusts.

The DBS requires you to have a policy

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) requires all registered bodies and organisations receiving its update service information to follow its code of practice – this will include your school or trust. 

Under the code of practice you must:

This is set out on page