Transcript Criminal Screening - WA Managers of Business in Education Inc

Western Australian
Managers of Business
in Education
Criminal Screening
Brent Saraceni
Maureen Saunders
Criminal Screening
Background
 Wood Royal Commission
Governance
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Criminal Screening policy
Staff Conduct & Discipline policy
Code of Conduct
CrimTrac Agreement
Western Australian Police – Information Release
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……
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
Criminal Screening
Contact info:
Screening Unit
Department of Education
Locked Bag 2
EAST PERTH WA 6894
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W:
9264 4391
[email protected]
www.det.wa.edu.au/screening