Section 41 of the Sexual Offences Act requires all school staff (teachers, coaches, administrators, groundstaff) to be checked against the Sexual Offences Register. The Childrens Act, section 126, requires all school staff to be checked against the National Child Protection Register.
Both of these registers are based on criminal convictions.
TPN's biometric criminal check provides details on all convictions and cases awaiting trial. And, for your convenience, TPN can arrange biometric capturing at your school.
If you have previously captured fingerprints with TPN then you are able to resubmit these fingerprints for the criminal check without having to recapture the prints.
Important to note: If the criminal check is being performed in terms of Section 45 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, then the consent of the applicant is required.