There was ‘shock’ among councillors as they learned enhanced DBS checks for members are not already enforced.
Coun Dave Molyneux, leader of Wigan Council, told his peers that he “strongly believes” that members should be subjected to background checks before being allowed to take a seat as a councillor. Wigan Town Hall’s full council meeting heard that the leader would ask the Chief Executive to write to the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to request that they introduce mandatory Enhanced DBS checks for all Local Government and regional elected councillors.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is something that can be used to check the criminal record of an individual.
