Gedling Borough Council will now consider making it compulsory for members to undergo enhanced checks to protect children and vulnerable adults. The Labour-run authority’s Standards Committee met on ...

A council does not know how many of its staff who require criminal record checks have had one completed, it has emerged. Norwich City Council has been told to urgently find out who has undergone the ...

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