Here is a letter from Lynda Ryder, our District 7070 Protection Officer:
District 7070 places great emphasis on their work with people in the community, including children, young people, and other vulnerable persons through Rotary’s many programs This volunteer effort is vital to the quality of life in our communities and to the good reputation of Rotary and Rotarians.
Rotary International District 7070 is committed to protecting the safety and well being of all our program participants and will not tolerate their abuse or harassment. For more information on our district policy, please see ROTARY INTERNATIONAL District 7070 POLICY FOR PREVENTION OF ABUSE AND HARASSMENT. ...
All Rotarians that have responsibility for vulnerable persons should undergo a Vulnerable Sector Check for working with persons who, because of their age, a disability, or other circumstance, whether temporary or permanent are (a) in a position of dependence on others or (b) are otherwise at a greater risk than the general population of being harmed by persons (s) in a position of authority or trust to them. If any of our Rotarians volunteer work includes that responsibility, you will need a Vulnerable Sector screening check. These checks are available through your local police force or OPP offices for a nominal fee, and should be kept on file by the club
For our Toronto area clubs, District 7070 is registered with the Toronto Police Services and these checks can now be done on-line for a nominal fee. All you need is two pieces of government issued identification one of which one must include your photograph and signature and one must include your full name and date of birth. Visit the link below :
https://www.volunteertoronto.ca/blogpost/1302191/493863/What-s-New-About-Requesting-Police Checks
The code set up for Rotary District 7070 is as follows:
Agency Code / Program Number: 202408TPSOND3A95 (cnt: 0)
2 ... the number two
0 ... the number zero
2 ... the number two
4 ... the number four
0 ... the number zero
8 ... the number eight
T ... the upper case letter T (for example: Tango)
P ... the upper case letter P (for example: Papa)
S ... the upper case letter S (for example: Sierra)
O ... the upper case letter O (for example: Oscar)
N ... the upper case letter N (for example: November)
D ... the upper case letter D (for example: Delta)
3 ... the number three
A ... the upper case letter A (for example: Alpha)
9 ... the number nine
5 ... the number five
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact – Lynda Ryder – lynda.ryder@outlook.com.
FAQ: FAQ for agencies will help answer any questions you or your applicants may have. This will assist you with accessing your agency code (also referred to as Program Number/Organization code), registering additional staff from your agency, receiving results from your applicants and ensuring those results are valid. This document also answers some of the most common questions your applicants may have – those questions and answers are available on our website at www.tps.to/police-checks and on our application site under the heading FAQ.
Applicants who are applying online with us can be directed to www.tps.to/police-checks for more information and to access our online application website. You will need to provide each applicant with your agency code as they will need to enter it when they apply with us.
If you have an applicant who wishes to apply with us by mail, you may provide them with the attached application form. We also have copies of this form available at our Headquarters, located at 40 College Street, for any applicants who would prefer to apply with us in person. Please ensure that you provide each application with your agency code, which should be written in the “name of organization requesting Vulnerable Sector Check and organization code” field on the application form. We are unable to accept an application form that is missing this agency code. Instructions for applying with us by mail can be found on our application form, as well as on our website: www.tps.to/police.checks.