OnlineSCR provide a certificate to indicate the check has been completed and you can then enter the dates of the check on your single central record (SCR).
OnlineSCR will then carry out the checks on your behalf. Prohibition Check requests received before 2.30pm will normally be processed within the same working day. Any orders received after this time will be processed the next working day. As soon as the checks have been completed, you will receive your results certificate via email. Alternatively, we offer the Fast Track scheme which will guarantee the result is provided within 2 hours of receipt of the order if made between 9am-3pm weekdays (excludes Bank Holidays).
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Prohibition requests received before 2.30pm will normally be processed within the same working day. Any orders received after this time will be processed the next working day. As soon as the checks have been completed, you will receive your results certificate via email. Alternatively, we offer the Fast Track scheme which will guarantee the result is provided within 2 hours of receipt of the order if made between 9am-3pm weekdays (excludes Bank Holidays).
The cost of a prohibition check is £15 plus VAT. We provide a certificate with the results as proof that you have carried out the prohibition checks.
A prohibition check is a three-point check that looks at the following: –
Please note that a prohibition check does not include people who have been barred from working with children by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This is a completely separate check; for further information on DBS checks, please click here.
The following organisations must carry out prohibition checks:
The guidance states that any staff that carry out ‘teaching work’ must have a prohibition check carried out against them. Although not mandatory it is a good recruitment practice to carry out prohibition checks on other staff as well. A person that could be prohibited from teaching might conceivably apply for other jobs within the school and not declare this.
‘Teaching work’ means carrying out the following activities:
(Teachers’ Disciplinary (England) Regulations)
Please note: It is not ‘teaching work’ if the person carrying out the work does so under the direction of a teacher, for example, work undertaken by teaching assistants or volunteers.
Although not mandatory it is good recruitment practice to carry out prohibition checks on other staff too. A person that could be prohibited from teaching might conceivably apply for other jobs within the school and not declare this.
No, a prohibition check is not the same as an Enhanced DBS check nor a Children’s Barred List check. A prohibition from teaching check is a completely separate check.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is responsible for deciding whether an individual should be barred from working with children and vulnerable adults and for maintaining a list of those individuals who are determined to be unsuitable (the barred list). The DBS is also responsible for processing requests for Criminal Records Checks, including those made as part of the checks carried out by schools prior to appointing staff. The DBS will consider cases that concern safeguarding matters (i.e. harm or the risk of harm to a child), barring individuals from working with children where appropriate. When considering whether to bar a teacher, the criteria used by the DBS differ from those used by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL). Where the DBS has decided a case does not meet its criteria for barring, the NCTL can still decide to refer the case to a professional conduct panel for its consideration.
For more information on DBS checks please click here
The Education Act 2011 gives responsibility to the Secretary of State to regulate teachers’ conduct and to hold a list of teachers who have been prohibited from teaching.
A prohibition order means that the person concerned is not allowed to undertake unsupervised teaching work in schools or the other settings set out above. Where an individual is prohibited, their details will appear on the Prohibited List. A prohibition order is likely to be appropriate when the behaviour of the person concerned has been fundamentally incompatible with being a teacher. The primary purpose of a prohibition order is to protect pupils, maintain public confidence in the teaching profession and uphold proper standards of conduct, referred to as, public interest.
A prohibition order is a lifetime ban, though in some circumstances the teacher may be able to make a request to have it reviewed after a specified period of time.
Although not mandatory but the NCTL expert team recommend carrying out prohibition checks at least once a year, this would be good safeguarding to adapt this procedure.
These checks form part of the Department for Education “Keeping Children Safe in Education” statutory guidance for schools and colleges as part of their safer recruitment, selection and pre-employment vetting.
Yes, the prohibition check should have been completed and recorded on the Single Central Record for all NEW staff who have Qualified Teacher Status since September 2013. For all staff prior to this date you will need to enter something on your Single Central Record to reflect this e.g. Not required.
