School And Nursery Staff No Longer Have To Disclose Association With Sex Offenders

The disqualification by association rules no longer apply to those working in schools and nurseries.

However, it is likely that new statutory guidance will encourage school employers to set out more clearly expectations about staff relationships outside school.

Under the disqualification by association rules, someone working with children in the early years age range (i.e. birth to 5) or in childcare provided by a school outside of school hours for children under 8, and who lived in a household where a disqualified person lived or was employed, had a...