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Thedoing guidance is intended to helpprovide parentsa andsafe carersenvironment choosefor athe saferchildren out-of-schoolthat settingattend for their child.
Thesetting. guidanceThis covers:includes:
- community activities - for example, youth clubs
- before- and after-school clubs
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- supplementary schools - for example, language, cultural and religious
- private tuition
- music lessons
- sports training and coaching
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Updated the 'DBS checks' section to include information on Enhanced with
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Lasthave updated 4the Aprilguidance 2022
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- after-school clubs, tuition and community activities to align with the ‘After-school clubs, community activities and tuition: safeguarding guidance for providers’, and in response to findings from the out-of-school settings multi-agency pilot scheme.
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Updated to remove guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19).