Records Management Unit
Police Information Searches for
Employment and Volunteer/Student Screening
An increasing number of agencies, particularly those involved with
the supervision of children, disadvantaged, or the elderly, are seeking
the assistance of the police agencies in the province to provide a level
of security clearance for new employees and volunteers.
Please ensure you read the consent over carefully before completing
and signing.
Once completed, the appropriate consent along with payment (cash) may
be submitted at the following locations:
Chatham-Kent Police Service
Headquarters
P.O. Box 366, 24 Third Street
Chatham, Ontario N7M 5K5
Blenheim 35
George Street, Blenheim
Ridgetown 45 Main Street
East, Ridgetown
Tilbury
19 Superior Street, Tilbury
Wallaceburg 786 Dufferin Avenue,
Wallaceburg
Important:
Completed Police Information Search Letters can be picked up at the
Chatham-Kent Police Service Headquarters on Tuesdays, Wednesday and
Thursdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. We ask that you
make every attempt to collect your Police Information Search results on
these days to assist us in processing requests in a timely manner. You
may call 436-6600 ext. 221 for confirmation of completed results.
Please allow approximately ten (10) working days after your consent
has been received for Negative results. For Positive results revealing
criminal convictions or conditional and absolute discharges and related
information, please allow approximately fifteen (15) working days after
your consent has been received.
For more detailed instructions please refer to the Consent Form.
New Vulnerable Sector Screening:
Bill C-7 proclaimed August 1, 2000 amends the Criminal Records Act to
permit the flagging of pardoned sex offenders. The amendments provide
for an agency to identify key positions where employees or volunteers
will be working with vulnerable persons. Given this, the organization
may ask the applicant to consent to a specific search that will verify
his or her declaration that they have not been convicted of a sexual
offence for which a pardon has been granted. Specific protocol must be
followed for searching and releasing this information.
It is important that the consents are complete, including whether or
not the applicant will be responsible for vulnerable persons.
Vulnerable person means a person who because of their age,
disability or other circumstances, whether temporary or permanent are:
- in a position of dependence on others, or
- otherwise at a greater risk than the general population
of being harmed by a person in a position of authority or trust.
The vulnerable sector screening will not automatically be conducted
unless it is clearly indicated on the consent. Agencies should be aware
of this. To assist agencies, our Police Information Search Letters will
clearly state whether applicant consented to the vulnerable sector
search.
For more information or assistance with obtaining a Police
Information Search you may contact Susan Hewings at 519-436-6600 Ext.
221 or e-mail her at
susanhe@chatham-kent.ca.
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