The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is working with the Home Office to change the list of professions in which job applicants have to declare spent convictions.
A Home Office spokeswoman said enhanced checks would be available for advisers on child and youth helplines from early summer, but would not be a legal requirement.
The DfES is making the change to enable all Connexions Direct advisers to receive the checks. Enhanced checks were available through Disclosure Scotland, but a change to the Scottish system means they are no longer available.
Christine Renouf, director of listening services at ChildLine, said the organisation was strongly in favour of the move.
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