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Safe Recruitment and Recruitment Compliance

This management awareness course explains how adult social care providers in England can recruit safely, lawfully and consistently. It covers Regulation 19 and Schedule 3 requirements, DBS eligibility and barred-list checks, right-to-work checks, employment history and references, qualifications and professional registration, equality and reasonable adjustments, overseas checks, agency and temporary workers, decision-making where information raises concern, recruitment records, onboarding, probation and governance. It is designed for managers and others with recruitment or assurance responsibilities in CQC-regulated services.

Topics

28

Duration

1.4h

Quiz pass mark

100%

Safe Recruitment and Recruitment Compliance

Course structure

Learning path

Topics are completed in order before the final assessment unlocks.

28 topics
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Course description

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1. INTRODUCTION: WHY SAFE RECRUITMENT MATTERS

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2. LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

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3. REGULATION 19: FIT AND PROPER PERSONS EMPLOYED

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4. SCHEDULE 3: REQUIRED EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

6

5. RECRUITMENT GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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6. ROLE DESIGN, JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

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7. FAIR ADVERTISING AND EQUALITY IN RECRUITMENT

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8. APPLICATION FORMS, CVS AND EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

10

9. IDENTITY VERIFICATION

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10. REFERENCES AND EVIDENCE OF CONDUCT

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11. DBS CHECKS: CHOOSING THE CORRECT LEVEL

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12. REGULATED ACTIVITY AND ADULTS’ BARRED LIST CHECKS

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13. USING THE DBS UPDATE SERVICE AND REPEAT CHECKING

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14. RIGHT-TO-WORK CHECKS

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15. OVERSEAS APPLICANTS AND OVERSEAS CRIMINAL RECORD INFORMATION

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16. QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

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17. HEALTH, CAPABILITY AND REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS

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18. INTERVIEWS AND SAFER DECISION-MAKING

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19. CRIMINAL RECORDS AND RISK ASSESSMENT

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20. AGENCY, TEMPORARY, BANK AND VOLUNTEER WORKERS

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21. STARTING WORK BEFORE EVERY CHECK IS COMPLETE

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22. INDUCTION, PROBATION AND POST-RECRUITMENT ASSURANCE

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23. RECRUITMENT RECORDS, CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION

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Topic 25

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Topic 26

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Topic 27

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Topic 28

Quiz

Final quiz

Final step

0 questions and 100% required to pass and receive the certificate.

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