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  • Governor vetting

    Topics:
    • Schools and infrastructure, 
    • School governors

    Guidance for the vetting of school governors and AccessNI criminal record checks

     

    Circular 2025/06 revises Circular 2024/10 and  is to remind all education settings and Employing Authorities of the pre-employment/AccessNI check requirements for staff and volunteers who work in: or provide services for education settings and to provide clarity on the level of vetting required:

    • Circular 2025/06

    Further guidance on Child Protection and Safeguarding including the vetting of teaching and non-teaching staff, is available on the Department's website:

    • Child Protection and Safeguarding

    More information on criminal record checks is available on the nidirect website:

    • AccessNI (nidirect website)

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    • Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)

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    • Information on becoming a School Governor
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