CRB Checks
CRB Checks
CRB checks are provided for situations where an employer needs to identify the suitability of a candidate for working with children or other vulnerable members of society.CRB checks are not provided as an on-line report service, each application for a CRB check is carefully evaluated to ensure that a given employer is permitted to obtain the report, and also that the application is complete and accurate prior to instigating a check against criminal records.
The following is an outline process to obtain a CRB check:
1. Employer confirms with Credit-Check-Services.co.uk their entitlement to obtain a CRB check.
2. Identity documents for the candidate are verified and copies made.
3. An application form is provided for the candidate to complete. This form needs to be completed with addresses of where the candidate has lived for the last 5 years.
4. The application for is checked to ensure it is complete, any errors will be notified.
5. The CRB checks starts with searches against the Police National Computer, this can take up to 10 days. Depending on the type of employment further checks may be conducted against POVA (Protection of Vulnerable Adults), POCA (Protection of Vulnerable Children) and List 99 (for those working in Education) databases.
6. For certain types of employment an enhanced check may be conducted, this involves checks against local police databases. The enhanced checks can take up to a further 14 days to complete.
7. On completion of all searches the CRB check is concluded and a copy sent to the candidate and the employer.
The complete process for a CRB check will take around 15 days to complete based on complete and accurate information provided. For an enhanced CRB check the process will take up to one month to complete.