Compliance Documents For Local Councils

  1. Thank you for your interest in applying for work with one of the following London Boroughs:
    1. Barnet
    2. Croydon
    3. Ealing
    4. Kensington & Chelsea
    5. London Borough of Southwark
  2. Each of these London Boroughs (and others) use intermediary companies for their recruitment needs, who manage all job applications through a portal system. In order to be submitted for any position with these public libraries, we will need you to send us the following documentation. Without this completed documentation we will not be able to submit you to any role with a Local Council:
  3. Proof of identity and permission to work in the United Kingdom
  4. Proof of National Insurance Number
    1. NI Card
    2. P45
  5. 2 years referencing, with all gaps verified. These include employment references or academic references/certificates. In some instances, 3 years referencing will be required, but we will inform you should this be the case
    1. If you have had periods of unemployment for more than one month over the last 2 years, this will need to be covered by a letter from your Job Centre or Benefits Agency confirming the dates of unemployment
  6. If you have been travelling
    1. Please provide a copy of any visa, entry and exit stamps from your passport to verify the dates of travel
  7. If you have been in education
    1. Please provide a reference or a certificate confirming the start and end dates of the period of study.
  8. If you have been self employed
    1. Please provide confirmation from an accountant or HMRC confirming that you were self employed. Self declarations are not acceptable.
  9. Enhanced CRB Check issued within the last 12 months
    1. From another employer or from TFPL.
  10. Unspent convictions disclosed
  11. Relevant qualifications verified
    1. Copy of a certificate of your highest qualification.
  12. Council Declaration of Interest
  13. For more information on TFPL's CRB checking process, please click here.

Additional Compliance Documentation

Each Borough also has additional documentation requirements, which varies between councils.

Follow the links below for additional compliance requirements for:

Once we have received the above documents and references, we will submit your details onto their portal. You may receive notification from them to acknowledge this. This does not indicate that you have been offered a position. TFPL will be in touch regarding suitable vacancies before submitting you and will let you know if they wish to interview you.

Please email scanned copies to: sacha.chapman@tfpl.com

Or post copies to:
Sacha Chapman
TFPL
Second Floor
Chancery Exchange
10 Furnival Street
London
EC4A 1AB