About the college

Disclosure Scotland

The college has a duty to ensure, where appropriate, that staff employed by the college and students on courses or on placement are disclosed for any applicable criminal convictions that may influence the execution of their duties.

 

Staff

The college decided that all staff, including the Board of Governors, should be enhanced disclosed, regardless of their role within the college.

 

Here is a summary of our staff policy:

1: All new appointments are made subject to acceptable enhanced disclosure.

2: Exceptionally, and to enhance the relevance of vocational skills, Faculties may use the services of a Visiting Lecturer for up to 28 days. Visiting Lecturers will make declaration before starting and the disclosure process will be started within 2 days of involvement. These lecturers, once disclosed, will become temporary lecturers and will be treated as a new member of staff.

3: All staff are enhanced disclosed every three years.

4: All existing academic, management and support staff, together with the Board of Governors, are enhanced disclosed.

5: Foreign nationals will be submitted for disclosure on the same basis as UK Nationals, although it is recognised that the information on which the check will be carried out may be restricted.

6: All staff have a duty to inform us of any pending or actual change in their status.

 

Any queries should be directed to Human Resources.

 

Students

Here is a summary of our student policy:

1. All students on specified courses will be enhanced disclosed.

2. If any issues that lead the college to question the long-term employability or placement are disclosed, the student will be refused entry or withdrawn from the course.

3. Students refused entry or withdrawn from a course due to an unsatisfactory disclosure are able to continue study at the college but on an unspecified course.

4. Students will be disclosed at application stage and offers will be conditioned on an acceptable disclosure.

5. As disclosure takes some weeks this may mean students will have started studies prior to the outcome of disclosure.

6. The college pays for the disclosure of students applying for specified courses.

Please note: Disclosure by the student at interview is not adequate; the college only considers evidence from Disclosure Scotland.

Any student queries should be directed to Student Services.