The call by Nigel Williams follows a review on employment vetting procedures conducted by his office in parallel with the Bichard Inquiry.
Williams called for statutory requirements on checking staff with direct contact with children, such as teachers or children's social workers, to be extended to adults who have occasional or incidental contact with children. He said: "The wider public sector has more contact with children than it realises, so it has to up its game."
In his recommendations to the review, Williams warned there was confusion about who should be vetted or placed on the country's disqualifying register and "wholly inadequate" guidance on employing self-employed or religious ministers.
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