Following a public consultation between May-July 2016, the Department for Education has removed the rule banning early years staff from working with children in non-domestic settings and schools because of who they live with. The changes will come into effect from September.
A decision on the consultation has been long awaited as the Government was due to publish its response in the summer of 2016.
Under current legislation, an individual living with someone convicted or cautioned for a violent or sexual offence is disqualified from working with children. This applies to household members such as partners, children, including foster children, flatmates and lodgers.
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