Government proposals contained in the Children Bill mean that from next year Ofsted will only have to check a daycare employer's own systems to assess someone's suitability. However, it will continue to access Criminal Records Bureau checks where an employer requires this service, and will still countersign the checks on the employer's behalf rather than for its own regulatory purposes.
An Ofsted spokewoman said, 'The responsibility for carrying out suitability checks on childcare staff is to move from Ofsted to the employer, so that this can be carried out as part of the employer's recruitment process. Ofsted will check that the employer himself or herself is suitable and has appropriate procedures in place to check the suitability of staff.'
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