Consultation outcome

Childcare workers: changes to disqualification arrangements

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 6 May 2016
• Last updated: 2 July 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Amending the childcare disqualification arrangements in schools and non-domestic registered settings

Ref: DFE-00189-2018

PDF, 425 KB, 17 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.

Read the updated Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006 statutory guidance.

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Original consultation

Summary

We invite views on proposed changes to when childcare workers are disqualified from working in schools and non-domestic settings.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 6 May 2016 to 11:59pm on 1 July 2016

Consultation description

We plan to revise arrangements for those disqualified from working with children because they live with a disqualified person.

The arrangements apply to people working in:

• schools
• non-domestic registered settings (for example, private, voluntary and independent nurseries)

Published 6 May 2016
Last updated 2 July 2018 + show all updates

1. 2 July 2018

   Added government response.

2. 1 July 2016

   Changed the closing date to 12am on 2 July 2016 to correct an error. The closing date was incorrectly set to 12am on 1 July 2016.

3. 6 May 2016

   First published.