Issue - meetings

The Monitoring Officer was seeking approval for a draft Protocol in relation to the introduction of Councillor basic Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) checks and consideration of any safeguarding issues.

RECOMMENDED to Council:

That the Councillor DBS Checks and Safeguarding Protocol to form part of the Council’s Constitution, be agreed.

REASON:

The Council had decided as part of its Safeguarding Policy to undertake DBS checks for members. It was important that a process was put in place for undertaking those checks and introducing a risk assessment process should any convictions and safeguarding concerns be identified.