Simply Vetting Safer recruitment checks for care providers

Part A – for the hiring care provider

Care Provider Vetting Request

Use this form to ask Simply Vetting to carry out safer recruitment checks on a candidate you intend to engage. You remain the employer and responsible for the final recruitment decision. Please make sure you have made the candidate a conditional offer and told them that Simply Vetting will contact them.

1Care provider details

Type of setting

2Person making the request

This should be the Registered Manager, Responsible Individual, Nominated Individual or an authorised HR lead.

3Candidate and role

Role involves working with
Employment type
Is the role regulated activity?
Will the role involve driving?

4Checks requested

Tick every check you want us to carry out. (C) = required for staff in children's homes (Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, Schedule 2). (A) = required for staff in CQC-registered adult services (Regulated Activities Regulations 2014, Schedule 3). Barred list checks can only be requested where the role is regulated activity with that group.

Checks
Service level

5Information you already hold

Tell us what you have already obtained so we do not duplicate it. We will still verify it.

Have you already seen the candidate's original identity documents?
Have you already carried out a right to work check?
Have you already received any references?
Are you aware of any concerns about the candidate that we should know about?

6Declaration by the care provider

On behalf of the organisation named above, I confirm that:

  • the role is eligible for the level of DBS check requested, including any barred list check, under the Police Act 1997 and the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975;
  • the candidate has been given a conditional offer and told that Simply Vetting will carry out checks on our behalf and will share the outcome with us;
  • we have a lawful basis to share the candidate's details with Simply Vetting and to receive the outcome of the checks;
  • we will handle any information we receive in line with UK data protection law and the DBS Code of Practice;
  • we accept Simply Vetting's terms of business and fees for the checks requested;
  • we understand that Simply Vetting provides a vetting outcome only, and that the decision to employ or engage the candidate, and our ongoing safer recruitment duties, remain our responsibility.