Private tutors ‘must face criminal records checks’

All self-employed tutors should be legally required to have a criminal records check before they can offer private lessons to children in the UK, children’s charity the NSPCC says.

A current loophole means self-employed tutors do not have to undergo Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

The NSPCC says this loophole creates an “ideal scenario” for “any predatory adult seeking to harm children”.

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Research conducted by education charity the Sutton Trust last year estimates about 25% of school pupils in England and Wales have received some form of private tuition.

Read the full report here.