General retentionand disposal authority: records relating to the conduct of Working with Children checks by Approved Screening Agencies.

Note: This authority only applies to the legacy records of approved screening agencies, including the Commission for Children and Young People, the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Health and the Department of Arts, Sport and Recreation.

The role and functions of approved screening agencies ceased in 2013 as a result of changes to the working with children check process introduced under the Child Protection (Working with children) Act 2012 and Child Protection (Working with children) regulation 2013.

For post - 2013 records of working with children checks see the General retention and disposal authority: administrative records - PERSONNEL - Recruitment or Employee Service History.