Greater Manchester borough to introduce DBS checks for councillors

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Wigan council is set to introduce DBS checks for councillors. Decisions were also made on the the budget and a plan cementing the future of a small neighbourhood at a council meeting this week.

Currently elected members of the council - who undertake ceremonial duties in places such as schools, libraries and healthcare units - do not require background checks.

Wigan Council has decided to adopt the best practice from the Government’s Independent Review of the Disclosure and Barring Regime (GIRDBR).

This means that basic DBS checks and enhanced DBS checks, where appropriate, should be undertaken for all councillors, it has been confirmed at a cabinet meeting in the town hall. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Coun Keith Cunliffe, taking the chair at the meeting as deputy in the leader’s absence due to Covid, addressed the medium term financial plan which highlighted a collective £37 million deficit up to 2027 in the budget.