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:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Dunblane Inquiry — Final Report 16 Oct 1996
Recommendation age 29.6 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates