Safer Recruitment & DBS – Managing Workforce Risk

Practical guidance for managers, HR, and supervisors on safer recruitment and DBS decision-making. This course aims to improve organisational resilience by embedding safer recruitment practice.

• 6 CPD points
• Certificate of Attendance issued

Trainer overview

Anjum is a perceptive coach and facilitative consultant known for driving genuine change across individuals, teams, and organisations.

Her extensive 26-year career spans both the public and private sectors, holding key roles like Director (NAWP), Training Manager (Imkaan), and Lead Change Management Consultant (LAWA). Her foundational work across development, training, mediation, and dispute resolution highlights her ability to navigate complex organisational challenges with maximum impact.

Why join this course

Safer recruitment protects organisations and service users.

This course helps managers and HR staff make fair, defensible decisions when reviewing applications, references and DBS information.

Why this topic is important

Gaps in recruitment practice can expose organisations to significant safeguarding risk. Clear decision-making and consistent processes strengthen organisational resilience.

How it helps investigations

Participants learn how to review DBS disclosures, weigh risk proportionately, and record clear rationales. Stronger recruitment decisions reduce the likelihood of misconduct, safeguarding failures and internal investigations.

Target audience

Managers, supervisors, HR teams, safeguarding leads and anyone involved in recruitment or workforce decision-making.

Learning Objectives:

Apply safer recruitment principles at every stage of hiring.

Interpret DBS disclosures with confidence and fairness.

Balance safeguarding risk with inclusion and rehabilitation.

Document defensible recruitment decisions.

Creating a culture where safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility