Policy for the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

Recruitment of Ex Offender Policy
The purpose of this policy is to ensure consistent and fair practices are implemented for the recruitment of Committee Members, Volunteers or Paid Workers, who have a criminal record, to positions within the Meadows Festival Association.
All applicants will have to fill in an application form, a self declaration form and agree to an enhanced disclosure procedure. They will have to sign the form to state that they have read and understood the Booklet giving information about the Medical Festival Association, its Codes of Conduct and Policies and that they will abide by these rules.
The Meadows Festival Association undertakes to treat all applicants for positions within the organisation fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against the subject of a disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed. Having a criminal record will not necessarily de-bar an individual from working/volunteering in child care/adults at risk positions within this organisation. Only convictions or conviction information that is deemed relevant to the position applied for will result in an applicant not being granted the position.