Monitoring Information
This section of the application form is not made available during the short-listing process. The information collected is for monitoring purposes only and will help the organisation analyse the profile and make-up of applicants and appointees to jobs in support of their equal opportunities.
Criminal Convictions
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act helps rehabilitated ex-offenders back into work by allowing them not to declare criminal convictions after the rehabilitation period set by the Court has elapsed and the convictions become “spent”. During the rehabilitation period, convictions are referred to as “unspent” convictions and must be declared to employers.
Before you can be considered for appointment we need to be satisfied about your character and suitability.
Family Support Wales aims to promote equality of opportunity and is committed to treating all applicants for positions fairly and on merit regardless of race, gender, marital status, religion or belief, disability, sexual orientation and age. Family Support Wales undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against applicants on the basis of a criminal conviction or other information declared.
Anyone applying for a position which involves a regulated activity and certain controlled activity from 12 October 2009 will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and that disclosure will, where appropriate to the role, include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children or working with adults or both
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975
In order to protect certain vulnerable groups within society, there are a number of posts that are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. As the post you have applied for falls within this category, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applicants for such posts are not entitled to withhold any information about convictions or other relevant criminal record information which for other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. If you are successful with this application, any failure to disclose such information could result in dismissal or disciplinary action. Any information provided will be confidential and will be considered only in relation to posts to which the Order applies.
From 12 October 2009 under the terms of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006), all positions involving regulated and certain controlled activity with children and vulnerable adults and which are carried out frequently, intensively or overnight will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Where appropriate to the role, the DBS disclosure will include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children and/or vulnerable adults.