Archdiocese of Southwark – Forms
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Thank you for undertaking the important role of completing identity verification for our volunteers/staff members. Your confirmation of an individuals identity helps ensure the integrity of our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes. By verifying the original identification documents, you assist the Parish/Archdiocese in meeting their safeguarding responsibilities and maintaining a safe and trusted environment.
If you are not sure if someone is presenting a document that is valid for the DBS process-please click on the below link, which will take you to the government link for what documents are acceptable. Remember you must see the original document, not a photocopy, photo or printout. Also the documents must include one that has the photo of an individual-such as a passport or driving licence, one that has the current address-such as a bank statement (dated within the last three months) or a council tax bill (dated within the last twelve months) and one document that confirms the individual’s date of birth-such as a British birth certificate (dated within three months of birth) or driving licence, if not utilised at the earlier stage.
Please ask volunteer/staff member if they have had any name changes-e.g. have been married, divorced, deed pole change. If they have, please click “Yes” and then add all the name changes that have been supplied.
Please check the documents that the applicant has provided. If unsure that they are correct, please go back to the guidance at step 2. If the documents are the original and correct, the next stage is to take a photograph of each document and then attach them to this form. Please explain to the applicant that a photo of their document will not be stored on your phone. You must take three individual photos of the three documents. Then click on “Choose file” and then select “Take Photo”, once the photo has been taken, click “Use Photo” and this will secure the photo to this form. Complete this with the other two documents and then click on next.
Please confirm the following;
Please ensure the applicant reads the following declorations and then signs to agree to the archdioceases processing their DBS check
Knowyourpeople (hereafter “KYP”) is now working in partnership with the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) and is registered with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) for processing criminal record checks.
Individuals working in diocesan offices, parishes, religious congregations and Catholic organisations (where agreed with CSSA), who carry out criminal record check processes via the DBS, are “agents” of the CSSA and are bound by the policies of the DBS, KYP and the Catholic Church national safeguarding procedures for DBS application processing, and the DBS Code of Practice which can be accessed here: DBS Code of Practice.
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