The advice is contained in Safer Organisations, Safer Children, published last week by the Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS). About 30,000 copies of the booklet are being distributed to daycare providers, community and voluntary organisa-tions, schools and sport and leisure providers across Northern Ireland.
The booklet covers good employment practices, child protection policies, dealing with allegations and the operation of the DHSSPS Pre-Employment Consultancy Service for checking for people deemed unsuitable to work with children. It was written by a multi-agency group that included representatives of the DHSSPS, the Department of Edu-cation and the province's five Education and Library Boards, the NSPCC and Barnardo's.
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