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The requirements for workers to hold Working With Children Checks vary by state.

In some states, members of the governing body of your organisation may also require a Working With Children Check.

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Working With Children Checks must be valid at all times for the person to engage in child-related work. This means consistently checking the status of employee and volunteer checks against national and state databases.

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Having a plan in place helps you to meet your obligations to keep children safe. In some states, having a documented policy, procedure or plan is required in order to demonstrate that you are meeting legislated child safe standards.

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Every organisation should have a secure system for keeping record of their personnel's Working With Children Checks. Exactly what information is required varies by state.

Having a system that records compliance information will assist you to quickly demonstrate to regulators that you are compliant in this area.

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While there is no requirement for the form in which records must be kept, paper-based records, excel spreadsheets or a CRM can be difficult to manage, which may lead to errors, especially when conducting high volumes of checks.

Oho uses digital technology to provide a secure and enduring audit trail that is accessible now and into the future.

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All organisations are required to keep accurate records of their working with children checks for a specified time period. Specific record-keeping requirements vary by state and organisation, and the time period can range anywhere between 7 and 45 years.

To view your results and download Oho's FREE Guide To Compliance For Working With Children Checks, please provide us with a few details.

Oho may use this information to contact you about ways you can manage your organisational risk.