Vetting

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For all Vetting Enquiries please email the member of the vetting team responsible for managing your region or country, as shown in the following sections.
Please ensure when sending such an email you include your full name, status [whether TCRG, TMRF, ADCRG, SDCRG, BG, Teacher Assistant, Regional Council Lay member, etc]. also required will be a contact telephone number.
Related to our Vetting processes, is the subject of Child Protection, therefore we have two important points to raise here, for your attention.
  • Regarding all approved Child Protection Training Certificates, where attendance has been within the previous 5 years, these are deemed to be current for the period of 5 years from that date.
  • The primary managers of Child Protection Training certificates are the Regional Designated Liaison Persons- a full list of all DLPs currently in place within CLRG, is shown elsewhere on this page for your information.

pdfVETTING POLICY 

Important:  Many countries have an identity verification procedure built into their vetting application system.  To enable applicants to get this done, several ID verifiers or Delegated Officers [as referred to in Ireland], have been selected to work for CLRG.  A list of these, and their parent country / systems, is shown here: Local DLP List.docx

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The vetting of all those residents and working within the Republic of Ireland, and registered or formally associated with An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha, will be carried out in conjunction with the National Vetting Bureau [Children and Vulnerable Persons] Act 2012 – 2016, by way of submission to the Garda Siochána National Vetting Bureau.  The following linked documents are part of this process.

This procedure will include all teachers registered with CLRG in the Ulster Region, except the 6 counties [UK].

 Republic of Ireland Vetting Documents/ Garda Síochána 

docxNVB 1 Vetting Invitation

docNVB_IDENTIFICATION_FORM.doc

pdfGarda_ID_Page_one.pdf

pdfGarda_ID_Page_two.pdf

pdfGArda_ID_page_three.pdf

Vetting Delegates

 Points to remember when sending your vetting application-

  • An original NVB1 form must be completed in full, using BLOCK CAPITALS and writing must be clear and legible. The Form should be completed in ballpoint pen. Please ensure that the box is ticked in section two.
  • It is permissible to scan documents you intend using as support for the verification of your identity, and these should be sent to the [Garda] Vetting Liaison Person, [VLP] for the country details to follow below.
  • Once the Identification process has been carried out, ensure that all vetting documentation supporting an application to the Garda National Vetting Bureau, is sent to the GVLP for the Republic of Ireland
  • At present, no CLRG administration fee is being charged for registered members. There is a €20 charge for teachers assistants

The Garda Vetting Liaison Person for the Republic of Ireland is Eileen Fagan Gargan BG
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Northern Ireland Vetting (6 Counties Only)

Vetting for teachers resident within Northern Ireland [6 counties, will be carried out by application to Access NI, the governmental authority for this process.

2020 Access NI Privacy Policy 

2022 Access NI Cover Letter

2022 Access NI Identifiers

How to deal with documents:

  • It is currently possible to verify your vetting documents, [to be used in the Identification process], via email, however ALL those bearing your original signature must be sent to the Vetting Liaison Peron, by post
  • All documents must be sent to The Delegated Officer for Access NI.
    The Vetting Liaison Person for Access NI [Northern Ireland] is.
    Paula Bell: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Addess: 9 Breton Court, Lisburn, BT28 3ZG

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Scotland:

Vetting for teachers resident in Scotland will be carried out by application to Disclosure Scotland [Protecting Vulnerable Groups] the Scottish Governmental authority for this process.The application forms may be acquired through contact with the Scottish Vetting Liaison Person, who will deal with the complete process, on a one-to-one basis with the applicant.

The Scottish Vetting Liaison Person is:  Margaret McGrath TMRF
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England & Wales

Vetting for teachers resident within these countries, will be carried out by application to the Disclosure & Barring Service [DBS]. A Precis of the DBS process is included below:

You are encouraged to read the full DBS Procedural Guidelines, shown on this site, however to assist a short form of the initialising procedures is as follows:

  • To start the procedures an email must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  - The Subject Heading to be: DBS INVITATION TO APPLY FOR VETTING.  
  • Give your full forename and surname, [not abbreviated, nickname etc]  and as shown on formal personal documentation, such as your passport or driving licence for instance. If you only use a particular surname or forename in dancing circles, this will not be accepted when the full checking is carried out by the Service. 
  • Give your full email address, to be used for the application.
  • Give your full postal address and postcode.
  • Give your preferred contact telephone number
  • You will receive an email back, outlining the application process, guidelines for the Identification Verification Process, and details to afford you access onto the application system.  Please note that this access is not to CLRG, but the Umbrella Agents' online system into the Disclosure & Barring Service. 
  • If you have a query, make an error etc, send an email to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. email address.
  • When submitting your DBS vetting application to the on-line system, via the link you have received from the DBS, you will be able to pay the fee online, as part of the application process.

DBS Identity verifiers

The Vetting Liaison Person for England and Wales is: 
Lennie Connell
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United States of America

Vetting for teachers resident within the United States of America will be carried out by application to Asurint Inc. the agency CLRG has a formal Agreement with, to facilitate teacher background screening via their online application system.

It is important to note that only applications may be made to Asurint, any screening reports received from any other company or organisation may be rejected.

Access onto the Asurint application system may be acquired through contact with the appropriate Vetting Liaison Person for the applicant’s home Region, who will deal with the complete process, on a one to one basis with the applicants.

 

Anne HALL ADCRG is the Vetting Liaison Person for:
Mid Atlantic Region
Mid America Region
New England Region

Western Region
Southern Region
Mexico [vetting of these citizens is via the Asurint system].
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Canada

Vetting for teachers resident in Canada will be carried out by application to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP] managed, Vulnerable Sector Check programme. The checks will be carried out by local police forces, under this umbrella.

The Canadian Vetting Liaison Persons, [one for each of the two regions], will afford access onto the VSC application system, which may be acquired through contact with the appropriate Vetting Liaison Person for the applicant’s home Region, who will deal with the complete process, on a one to one basis with the applicants

Rose JOHNSON TCRG is the Vetting Liaison Person for:
Eastern Region
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Merv Bell TCRG  is the Vetting Liaison Officer for:
Western Region
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Child Protection DESIGNATED LIAISON PERSONS

DLP Officers

CLRG                                Colette McAllister                      This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

AUSTRALIA

ACT                                   Megan Palmer                             This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

NSW                                  Emily Kennedy                            This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

QLD                                   Caitlin Carolan                            This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

SA                                      Cathy Seidel                                 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

VIC                                     Kieran Harvey                              This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

WA                                    Samatha McAleer                      This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

CANADA

Eastern Canada            Scott Graham                              This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Western Canada          Katie Bleakney                            This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

                                           

IDTANA

                                           Sheila Dupuis                               This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

IRELAND

Ulster                               Paula Bell                                     This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Leinster                            Orla Nic Conuladh                      dlpleinster@gmail .com
Munster                         Mary Honan                                 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Connaught                     Cheryl Scariff                               This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


GREAT BRITAIN
Midlands                         Helena Mc Carron                      This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

North East                      Stephanie Pritchard                    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
NorthWest                     Stella Moore                                 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Scotland                          Margaret McGrath                      This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Southern                        Nadja Nsajja                                This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

RCCEA

Europe                            Katherine Barton                        This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

NEW ZEALAND (2023/2024)

Erin Swarbrick TCRG Christchurch                           This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

                            

NORTH AMERICA

Mid-America                  Mary Alice Godley                     This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mid-Atlantic                  Kathleen Cunningham               This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

New England                 Brenda Coogan O'Leary              This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Southern Region           Marnie O'Callaghan Maple              This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Western Region            Carol Kelly Pirsztuk                    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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