The Government is being urged to scrap disqualification by association (DBA) rules for non-domestic settings, after it launched a consultation on the ‘unfair’ rules that target childcare workers and not teachers.
The legislation is designed to protect children from a perceived risk associated with workers who are living with a person who has a conviction for a serious violent or sexual crime.
But there is no evidence to show that the regulations improve safeguarding in settings such as Reception classes, after-school clubs and nurseries, according to the public services union Unison.
Many childcare workers have been suspended or prevented from securing interviews for work while they apply for a waiver from Ofsted.
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