Compliance
Safer recruitment, built in
Safeguarding comes first in care and education. Every candidate goes through our safer recruitment process before we put them forward, and we keep the records so you can see what has been checked.
Our safer recruitment checks
Every candidate
- A consultation with a Talentra consultant about their experience, suitability and motivation
- Identity and right-to-work verification
- Qualification and mandatory training checks
- Professional references
- Enhanced DBS check, with the relevant barred list check, where the role requires it
For education roles, in addition
- Prohibition from teaching check for teaching roles
- Full employment history, with any gaps explained
- Online checks on candidates, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education
- Checks on time spent living or working overseas, where required
- Written confirmation to the school or college that these checks have been carried out
For care roles, in addition
- Full employment history, with any gaps explained
- Information to support providers in meeting the fit and proper person requirements
- Mandatory training evidence, kept up to date
The legislation and guidance we work to
Our recruitment and vetting processes are designed around the following. This is a summary of the main laws and guidance, not a complete list.
Education
- Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, in force from 1 September 2026: statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England, including checks on agency and supply staff
- Working Together to Safeguard Children: statutory guidance on multi-agency safeguarding
- Children Acts 1989 and 2004
- Prevent duty, Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015
Care
- Care Act 2014 and the statutory guidance on safeguarding adults
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, including fit and proper persons employed
- Care Quality Commission fundamental standards
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
Vetting and barring
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006: barred lists and regulated activity
- Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: the Disclosure and Barring Service
- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and its Exceptions Order
Employment agencies and workers
- Employment Agencies Act 1973 and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003
- Agency Workers Regulations 2010
- Working Time Regulations 1998 and National Minimum Wage Act 1998
- Equality Act 2010 and Modern Slavery Act 2015
Right to work and data
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006: right-to-work checks
- UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018: see our Privacy Notice
Statutory guidance changes, and different rules apply in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. If you have a question about the checks we carry out for your setting, ask us and we will explain them.