Police Clearance

Police Clearance

Volunteers must also submit either:

1. Volunteer National Police Clearance (VNPC) application
OR
2. Provide a copy of a current National Police Clearance (NPC), which must not be more than three years old.

If you have a National Police Clearance (NPC) for employment purposes and you are a volunteer in the Diocese, you are not required to apply for a Volunteer Police Clearance and a copy of your NPC must be provided Safe Ministry Services.

Child Volunteers

The following applies for children:

• National Police Clearance – no age limit to apply
• Volunteer Police Clearance – volunteers over 16 years can apply

Forms

Volunteer National Police Certificate (VNPC) Application Form

Please complete the application form and submit to the parish for Section E to be completed by the authorised parish representative (parish priest, locum, warden or parish administrator), together with 100 points of ID.

• The parish priest or authorised parish representative will forward the completed form to Safe Ministry Services for processing.

Please note: All documentation must be kept for two years and is stored securely.

Adverse Finding

The parish priest will only be notified of the outcome of a VNPC application if an adverse finding is returned.

If the finding is considered to be serious and places people at risk, the Safe Ministry Services Manager (SMSM) will contact the parish priest and ask for a full disclosure to be made.

If the information in the disclosure identifies that the person is not safe or is a known sex offender, the SMSM will assess the risk and manage appropriately.