Vetting
For all Vetting Enquiries please email the member of the vetting team responsible for managing your region or country, as shown in the following sections.
Please ensure when sending such an email you include your full name, status [whether TCRG, TMRF, ADCRG, SDCRG, BG, Teacher Assistant, Regional Council Lay member, etc]. also required will be a contact telephone number.
Related to our Vetting processes, is the subject of Child Protection, therefore we have two important points to raise here, for your attention.
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Regarding all approved Child Protection Training Certificates, where attendance has been within the previous 5 years, these are deemed to be current for the period of 5 years from that date.
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The primary managers of Child Protection Training certificates are the Regional Designated Liaison Persons- a full list of all DLPs currently in place within CLRG, is shown elsewhere on this page for your information.
Important: Many countries have an identity verification procedure built into their vetting application system. To enable applicants to get this done, several ID verifiers or Delegated Officers [as referred to in Ireland], have been selected to work for CLRG. A list of these, and their parent country / systems, is shown here: Vetting Liaison Officers and Vetting Systems
The vetting of all those residents and working within the Republic of Ireland, and registered or formally associated with An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha, will be carried out in conjunction with the National Vetting Bureau [Children and Vulnerable Persons] Act 2012 – 2016, by way of submission to the Garda Siochána National Vetting Bureau. The following linked documents are part of this process.
This procedure will include all teachers registered with CLRG in the Ulster Region, except the 6 counties [UK].
Republic of Ireland Vetting Documents/ Garda Síochána
Republic of Ireland Vetting Delegates
Points to remember when sending your vetting application-
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The Garda Vetting Liaison Person for the Republic of Ireland is Eileen Fagan Gargan BG
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Northern Ireland Vetting (6 Counties Only)
Vetting for teachers resident within Northern Ireland [6 counties, will be carried out by application to Access NI, the governmental authority for this process.
How to deal with documents:
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Scotland:
Vetting for teachers resident in Scotland will be carried out by application to Disclosure Scotland [Protecting Vulnerable Groups] the Scottish Governmental authority for this process.The application forms may be acquired through contact with the Scottish Vetting Liaison Person, who will deal with the complete process, on a one-to-one basis with the applicant.
The Scottish Vetting Liaison Person is: Margaret McGrath TMRF
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England & Wales
Vetting for teachers resident within these countries, will be carried out by application to the Disclosure & Barring Service [DBS]. A Precis of the DBS process is included below:
You are encouraged to read the full DBS Procedural Guidelines, shown on this site, however to assist a short form of the initialising procedures is as follows:
- To start the procedures an email must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - The Subject Heading to be: DBS INVITATION TO APPLY FOR VETTING.
- Give your full forename and surname, [not abbreviated, nickname etc] and as shown on formal personal documentation, such as your passport or driving licence for instance. If you only use a particular surname or forename in dancing circles, this will not be accepted when the full checking is carried out by the Service.
- Give your full email address, to be used for the application.
- Give your full postal address and postcode.
- Give your preferred contact telephone number
- You will receive an email back, outlining the application process, guidelines for the Identification Verification Process, and details to afford you access onto the application system. Please note that this access is not to CLRG, but the Umbrella Agents' online system into the Disclosure & Barring Service.
- If you have a query, make an error etc, send an email to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. email address.
- When submitting your DBS vetting application to the on-line system, via the link you have received from the DBS, you will be able to pay the fee online, as part of the application process.
The Vetting Liaison Person for England and Wales is:
Lennie Connell
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United States of America and Mexico
Vetting for teachers resident within the United States of America will be carried out by application to Asurint Inc. the agency CLRG has a formal Agreement with, to facilitate teacher background screening via their online application system.
It is important to note that only applications may be made to Asurint, any screening reports received from any other company or organisation may be rejected.
Access onto the Asurint application system may be acquired through contact with the appropriate Vetting Liaison Person for the applicant’s home Region, who will deal with the complete process, on a one to one basis with the applicants.
Anne HALL ADCRG is the Vetting Liaison Person for:
Mid Atlantic Region
Mid America Region
New England Region
Western Region
Southern Region
Mexico [vetting of these citizens is via the Asurint system].
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Canada
Vetting for teachers resident in Canada will be carried out by application to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP] managed, Vulnerable Sector Check programme. The checks will be carried out by local police forces, under this umbrella.
The Canadian Vetting Liaison Persons, [one for each of the two regions], will afford access onto the VSC application system, which may be acquired through contact with the appropriate Vetting Liaison Person for the applicant’s home Region, who will deal with the complete process, on a one to one basis with the applicants
Scott Graham, ADCRG is the Vetting Liaison Person for:
Eastern Region
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Merv Bell TCRG is the Vetting Liaison Officer for:
Western Region
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Child Protection DESIGNATED LIAISON PERSONS
Please note the list of DLPs in the regions of Ireland, England & Scotland.
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Ulster: John McEntegart - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Connacht: Siobhán McDonnell Monaghan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Munster: Orfhlaith Ní Bhríain
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Leinster: Orla Nic Conuladh This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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England Southern: Nadja Nsajja: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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England North West: Stella Moore
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England North East: Anne Curran Thomas This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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England Midlands & Wales: Helena McCarron This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Scotland: Margaret McGrath This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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RCCEA: Kathryn Barton This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America, Inc. (IDTANA)
CLRG Safeguarding of Children
Designated Liaison Persons (DLPs)
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| Region | DLP | Contact information |
| New England | Brenda Coogan O'Leary | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Mid Atlantic | Kathleen Cunningham | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Southern | Marnie O'Callaghan Maple | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Mid America | Mary Alice Godley | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Western | Carol Kelly Pirsztuk | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Eastern Canada | Scott Graham | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Western Canada | Katie Bleakney | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |