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Guidelines for Volunteers filling in Garda Vetting forms

Please use BLOCK CAPITALS when completing the form. It is imperative that you complete the attached Garda Vetting Form fully and correctly.

 

Please note, forms will not be processed if handwriting is in any way illegible or if information is incomplete. This will cause long delays in you beginning in the position that you have applied for.

 

Field name Instructions
Surname Insert your current surname.
Previous Surname Insert your previous name here (i.e. maiden name if applicable).
Forename Insert your forename / first name.
Alias If you are known by any name other than that/those on your birth certificate please insert here e.g. Anthony but know as Tony
Date of Birth Insert your date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy).
Place of Birth Insert the name of the city or town that you were born in (e.g. Dublin).
Have you ever changed your name If yes, tick ‘yes’ box, if no tick ‘no’ box.
If yes please state former name Insert any previous surnames if applicable (e.g. in the event that you were married on more than one occasion or that you have changed your name by deed poll etc)
Please state all addresses from year of birth to present date: It is very important that your current address and all previous addresses, including all addresses abroad, are provided. You must also insert the years that you resided at these addresses, year from and year to. These will be checked and if there is any time unaccounted for, the form will be returned to you.
Have you ever been convicted of an offense in the Republic of Ireland or elsewhere? If no, tick ‘no’, box. If yes, tick ‘yes’ box and then please provide details of conviction(s), i.e. Date, Court, Offence, Court Outcome.
Declaration: Please make certain you fill in the position you are applying for in the section marked: “I, the undersigned have have applied for a position as a “________”. You must read this declaration carefully, sign and date it, and also print your name in block capitals underneath the signature. (BLOCK CAPITALS)Your signature must match the name given on page 1.    If your name on the first page is John Smith, then do not sign form John E. Smith as Garda Vetting Unit will look for information on what “E” stands for.