Careers for Nelson and Colne College Group

FOR MONITORING PURPOSES ONLY: Nelson and Colne College is committed to ensuring fairness and equal access to all employees and potential employees. The following questions are for monitoring the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 and we ask you to respond positively as it will help us ensure we do not inadvertently discriminate. Information collected here will be treated as strictly confidential and will not be made available to members of the selection panel.

The Asylum and Immigration Act 1996

In accordance with this Act, any offer of appointment would be subject to the successful candidate having the right to work in UK.

References

Please give the names and addresses of two people who can provide an assessment of your suitability for this post. One referee must be your recent employer. If you are a student, give an academic referee. We are unable to accept personal references.

Referee 1

Referee 2

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check

All appointments are subject to satisfactory checks including those required under the provisions of the Protection of Children Act Part V of the Police Act 1997. A crimi­nal record will not necessarily bar you from employment. You will be required to complete a DBS application form.

The DBS/Recruitment of Ex Offenders Policy is available by request from the HR Department.

Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemptions) Order 1975 as amended. Applicants are, therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or final warnings which for other purposes are "spent" under this Act.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to an application for positions to which the Order applies. Certain posts, where the postholder may come into contact with under 18s and vulnerable adults, will be subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Driving Details

Declaration

I confirm that the information I have given on this form is correct and understand that if selected, an enhanced disclosure will be sought from the DBS.

Data Protection Act 1998

Your signature on this document gives the College the right under the Data Protection Act 1998 to process the information you have given, including data of sensitive nature, for processes relating to your application for employment, which have been notified to the offices of the Information Commissioner. Any processing of the data by the College will be in accordance with the College's Data Protection Policy and the processing principles set out in the Act. Application forms of unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed after 6 months.