What's New
NewNew HCC Guidance for LOtC and Offsite Visits New Travel Bonds for Trips New Statement on the New DFE Guidelines on Health and Safety/Offsite Visits for Schools
If you have any enquiries about the guidance, contact:
Mark Falkingham Offsite Visits Adviser Room 20, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE Tel: 01992 556491 Email: mark.falkingham @hertscc.gov.uk
Offsite Visits Records
How long should records relating to offsite visits be kept? See Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Services to Academies
Prospectus for Services to Schools

Exchange Visits and CRB

For latest advice: email Ivan Chafen in the Herts Safe Staffing (CRB) team on ivan.chafen@hertscc.gov.uk (see also Safe Staffing (CRB) Section. )

For British pupils being accommodated by host families abroad?

The responsibility lies with the UK group leader to check with the arranging agency, if there is one, or the host school, as to what vetting arrangements are to be made as to the suitability of host families, including criminal background checks, insofar as such procedures are available.

A ‘Homestay Family Information’ form can be found in additional guidance at:

• www.thegrid.org.uk/info/healthandsafety/documents/yp_exchange_visits_2005_oeap.doc

Translations in French, German, Spanish and now Russian are available on EVOLVE.

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Help and Advice

For help and advice please contact your establishment's Visits Co-ordinator in the first instance.

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