Investigation at work, help needed please.

No it wont affect your DBS at this stage, only if the police decide to take action.


However, it is a big deal and I think you will get sacked in the end. The 'admin' isn't yours to manipulate. They haven't received the support that was requested / commissioned.

FBaby wrote: »

If the police is involved, clearly the issue is deeper than you reading to a child three times a week rather than once a week for three weeks. Either there is an issue with payment, or somehow, the way you recorded what you did put a child at risk.

On this basis, it's very difficult to respond to your question.

I suspect it's this.


The child may be subject to safeguarding where their presence at the centre was part of ongoing welfare checks

Ohmykk wrote: »

That is honestly the only issue, I read books, and the family didn't want to engage any more then one session. I know I've been a total idiot writing what I did, I've only worked the job for 5 months, and I've massivly messed up.

Can I get a criminal record for this?
Am I best to resign of defend myself?

Criminal record - possibly, but whether you resign or not wont stop that now. The other circumstances really decide this.


e.g. the child is being abused, they failed to show up at the centre, so safeguarding was breached. You then claim they did show up, falsifying safeguarding protocol. The child then suffers serious injuries or worse - you are massively in the sh*t


Don't resign, there's no point. Keep the free money

I don't know why you think it isn't serious. It's serious!

In areas such as this, they would normally disclose fully on references anyway. So the chances of a prospective employer not being told are likely to be slim. And if it's a similar field of work, they'll be told - definitely.

You did not have a job that was only reading books. Your sessions were with a vulnerable family, and these three sessions would be part of a developed programme for family time. Not wanting to take part would not be an option - more often than not, taking part in such family orientated sessions are part of an agreement that is keeping the children out of care. A place that nobody wants a child to be if it can be avoided, because formal care is not an easy or reliable option. By covering up their non compliance, you may have also put those children at risk. What looks like an effort (i.e attending) has actually not happened at all. But you have made it look like it has. That really is serious stuff.