The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme
The Scheme was launched in January 2019 to address the specific problem of known sexual abusers moving between organisations undetected.
The Scheme complements other vetting processes, such as police checks, as it picks up perpetrators who have had disciplinary processes completed against them, or who are subject to ongoing investigation, but who may not have committed crimes or been investigated by the police.
Scheme’s requirements
The Scheme consists of two main commitments:
a commitment to systematically check with previous employers about any SEAH issues relating to potential new hires,
a commitment to respond systematically to such checks from others.
The Scheme holds no information on specific cases of abuse. Rather, it facilitates the systematic bilateral sharing of misconduct data between recruiting organisations and previous employers.
The Scheme ask all Implementing Organisations to submit data on the extent of implementation on annual basis.
Theory of change
The Scheme strives to improve current referencing practices and build confidence that requesting data related to sexual misconduct is possible both practically and legally.
Read more about the idea behind the Scheme by downloading our Theory of Change document.