DUNB-27
Response
Historic
Establish national accreditation for children's clubs with leader suitability checks
Recommendation
There should be a system for the accreditation to a national body of clubs and groups voluntarily attended by children and young persons under 16 years of age for their recreation, education or development, the main purpose of which would be to ensure that there are adequate checks on the suitability of the leaders and workers who have substantial unsupervised access to them (paras 11.21 and 11.29-11.39).
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021, updated in August 2023, outlines responsibilities and expectations for protecting children, which includes ensuring the suitability of leaders and workers. While this guidance supports the principle of suitability checks, it does not explicitly confirm the establishment of a national accreditation system for children's clubs.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.gov.scot, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
29.4 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates