I just
got off the phone with the charities commission (should
probably have done that sooner and saved all this discussion!), and
the woman I spoke to didn't think CRB checks would be required just
for handling the details of children, they'd only be required if the
trustees are actually going to be in contact with the children (AGMs
and things don't count, since those are all in groups). Anyone that is
going to be going into schools, or similar, would need to be checked,
of course. She did recommend that the charity have a specific policy
saying that trustees wouldn't have any contract with children (without
being checked).
I have just come off the phone with CRB. They said that it is recommended
in legislation (they didnt say what one though) that adults handling the
details of children have checks done on them, however it is left to the
discretion of the organisation they work for. All in all, it is down to the
board.
I had a feeling the woman from the charities commission wasn't
entirely sure about what she was saying... Perhaps this is a matter
for the board to talk to their solicitor about.
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