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Western Australian Managers of Business in Education

Learn about the criminal screening policy in Western Australia, including the processes, statistics, and future developments. This guide covers background information, the screening process, clearance criteria, the Screening Committee, and future policy reviews.

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Western Australian Managers of Business in Education

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  1. Western Australian Managers of Businessin Education Criminal Screening Brent Saraceni Maureen Saunders

  2. Criminal Screening • Background • Wood Royal Commission • Governance • Criminal Screening policy • Staff Conduct & Discipline policy • Code of Conduct • CrimTrac Agreement • Western Australian Police – Information Release

  3. Criminal Screening • Statistics • 8,433 checks (1 January to 31 May 2012) • An average of 77 Screening checks per day • 70% in each Batch are CLEARED in first instance • 30% of each Batch have a name match • Of this 30%, 3% have criminal history • E-mails……

  4. Criminal Screening • Criminal Screening Process • Consent to Obtain Personal Information completed by the applicant • Application received by Screening Unit and checked (100 point ID, payment, questions, details etc) • Data is entered into Screening database • Each afternoon, that day’s applications are uploaded to CrimTrac in Canberra as a ‘Batch’ • CrimTrac sources info from National Names Database • Following morning, results are downloaded from CrimTrac

  5. Criminal Screening • Criminal Screening Process (cont.) • Cleared applicants are issued a letter & SCN • Those not cleared remain with CrimTrac • CrimTrac liaises with State Police Jurisdictions • Daily checks by Screening Unit to see if Cleared

  6. Criminal Screening • Criminal History confirmed: • Initial assessment by Brent and Eamon • Options are: • Clear and issue a letter with their SCN • Request Statement of Material Facts from Police • Request statement (only) from applicant • Request statement & references from applicant • Refer straight to Screening Committee

  7. Criminal Screening • Statement of Material Facts • True case • Screening Committee • 12 people • Chaired by Executive Director, Professional Standards & Conduct (Mr Eamon Ryan) • Guided by Suitability Criteria

  8. Criminal Screening • The Future… • Payment by credit card • Clearance letters advising of SCN • Bug fixes, e.g. RAMS / HRMIS issue that SCN did not work if name wasn’t UPPER CASE • Interphase between HRMIS and Screening Database (automatic SCN pre-populated)

  9. Criminal Screening • The Future (cont.) • Criminal Screening policy review: • Gap-in-service rule for re-screening • Suitability criteria • Appeal process for refused applicants • New CrimTrac Consent Application form • Information sharing with new Teacher Registration Board (formerly WACOT)

  10. Criminal Screening • Contact info: Screening Unit Department of Education Locked Bag 2 EAST PERTH WA 6894 T: 9264 4391 E: screening@education.wa.edu.au W: www.det.wa.edu.au/screening

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