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Recruitment: Part 1 - Making recruitment legal and effective

Analyse the role on offer and take stock of the relevant
legislation, says Laura Henry in the first of this four-part recruitment
series.

Within this series on effective and safer recruitment, I will explore the process in terms of what the organisation's senior management team needs to consider within the recruitment process.

It is essential to have in place a recruitment policy and procedure that clearly state how, as a setting, your process is transparent and is linked to keeping the children, parents and staff safe.

Providers must consider key legislation and guidance throughout the recruitment process, such as the Employment Rights Act 1996, the Equality Act 2010 and the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. Equally, they must also understand the requirements of registration as set out within the Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements of the EYFS.

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