Vetting

Vetting in the Camogie Association

The Camogie Association has a long-established principle of vetting any person who, on our behalf, works with children or vulnerable adults in our Association. This principle is enshrined in rule through our Child Safeguarding Policy and has become part of the overall recruitment and selection process for those who wish to work with us in Camogie, in a voluntary or paid role. Vetting within the 26 counties is managed through the Child Safeguarding office of the GAA.

Vetting services for the Association are currently overseen by the National Childrens Officer while Ulster GAA acts on our behalf in co-ordinating AccessNI services.

Our international units are obliged to adhere to the legislative vetting and police background checks that are required in the jurisdiction in which they operate.

Who needs to be vetted?

In the GAA any person who carries out a role of responsibility such as coaching, managing or training underage teams that contain any player under 18 yrs. of age must be vetted. It also applies to organising underage activities or refereeing underage games.

An individual or unit deemed to breach the requirement may face a non-compliance sanction under our Child Safeguarding Policy.

Garda vetting is non- transferable to other organisations and Garda Vetting from other organisations cannot be accepted by the Gaelic Games Associations.

To submit an Access NI E-Vetting Application please click HERE

Is it an offence if you are not vetted?

It is a criminal offence, for a person acting on behalf of the Camogie Association, or for the Camogie Association to permit any person to commence working with children on behalf of the Association without that person first obtaining a vetting disclosure from the National Vetting Bureau in respect of the role for which they have been recruited.

What if the vetting applicant is under 18 years of age?

Vetting services are available to any person over 16 yrs. of age fulfilling a role of responsibility with children or vulnerable adults. A parental consent form NVB Parent-Guardian Consent Form must be completed, for applicants between 16 and 18 yrs of age

E-Vetting

E-Vetting replaces all previous paper vetting systems which also brings us in line with similar e-vetting services as co-ordinated by Ulster GAA for AccessNI.

How can you be vetted through the Camogie Association?

The GAA Vetting System is now part of our membership system on Foireann.

Step 1 Applicant and Validator complete the Identity Documentation (In-person)

The applicant must print and complete the GAA NVB1 Invitation Form and meet their Club Children’s Officer (CCO) in person.

The applicant will provide:

completed GAA NVB1 Invitation Form to their CCO
a copy of photo ID (must comply with accepted documentation table)
a copy proof of address (must comply with accepted documentation table)

Your CCO, who is the Validator, will complete and sign off the GAA Identity Document Validation Form in your presence and shall retain the hard copy of your GAA NVB1 Invitation form for six months.

You must take a copy (or a photo) of the completed GAA NVB1 Invitation Form and the Identity Document validation Form.

It is a requirement by the Garda National Vetting Bureau that an individual seeking vetting is validated that the individual is who they say they are. Therefore, you must provide proof of your identity to be vetted. You must complete this requirement at the initial step of your application, failure to do so will see your application rejected.

The full list of documents which are accepted for verification can be found here

Step 2 Create an account/Logging in to Foireann

Create an account or Log in to Foireann to begin the vetting process.

Select the Club that you are a member of and wish to be vetted under. Your Club will then approve your membership.

If you have difficulties in creating an account or logging in please check out our help desk Logging into Foireann – Gaelic Athletic Association

Step 3 Gaelic Games Vetting Invitation Form

Log in to Foireann and check that all current details on your profile are correct and complete e.g. Date of birth, Eircode/Postcode and email address
Click on Qualifications and Vetting Tab
Click on the ‘Apply to be Vetted’ Tab then select your Club and or Association you wish to be vetted for and the role you are applying for vetting**. A list of roles can be found here.*
Upload a copy or screenshot of all documents and forms validated by your CCO as part of your vetting application.

Click here for guidance on how to complete Gaelic Games Vetting Invitation Form

Step 4 Completing the Garda National Vetting Bureau (NVB) EVetting Process

Once you complete the GAA NVB1 Invitation Form the information provided is forwarded to the NVB by the GAA.
You will receive an email to your email address on your Foireann profile with NVB Vetting Invitation to complete (please be vigilant for this email)
Complete this invitation immediately as it expired after 30 days and the process will have to recommence. Include all details requested.
Under EU Directive 93 you must answer whether you have lived in the UK or EU and if so, provide the dates and addresses.
All roles that require vetting for the GAA are roles that involve working with children – please answer ‘Yes’ to this question.
Completing this form is a confidential matter between you and the NVB. All sections of the form including current and previous addresses, email address and contact telephone numbers, information on convictions and prosecutions (if any) are required when processing your application.
Please ensure that if you have lived in an address in Northern Ireland that you enter the Postcode for the address.
Once all sections of the form have been completed your application process for EVetting will return to the GAA for review and if complete it will be sent to the Garda NVB for processing.
In a period of time determined by the Garda NVB and the GAA, you shall be contacted by the GAA to inform you as to the outcome of the vetting application.
Please NoteDo not contact the National Vetting Bureau (NVB) regarding your application as they are unable to deal with individual requests from GAA applicants. If you have a query regarding your application, please contact the GAA by emailing evetting@gaa.ieYou and your CCO will be notified when the vetting process has been completed.A person must be in receipt of a vetting acceptance letter before they can commence their role.
Each of the three Gaelic Games Associations recognise each other’s vetting.

Revetting in the GAA

Vetting in the GAA is for a three-year period. If you are required to be revetted then you must complete a new application by completing Steps 1 to 4.