Cadet events - CRB checks

I only got CRB checked once I started to instruct for local schools via the county council.  That's fine - they were paying for it.  Ridiculously I then had to have another CRB check for the Girl Guides because I went along to cook at a week long camp.  Two checks simply because it was two separate organisations.  It didn't affect me, because both organisations paid, and could afford to, but would a sailing club be able to do the same?

When I was working in a voluntary capacity last year we had a policy for the very young children that the parents should be present while the sailing went on - these were aged up to about 11.  This is a good get-round, but some kids are put off by mum and dad being there and also mum and dad can occasionally be a bit of a pain!

I suppose that, since as yet the RYA does not require its instructors to be CRB checked, then it seems a bit heavy handed, and costly, to force it onto volunteers.  Every teaching establishment is supposed to have a Child Protection Policy.  Why not have a talk on this pre-Cadet week, for both tutors and parents, so that everyone is informed and key issues - never be alone with a child with a shut door, don't go into the changing rooms when the kids are in there etc, can be discussed and reinforced?

Thanks for the information.

CRB's are free for volunteers, so no problem there but do we need to bother with them if parents are supposedly on site.