what is a CRB and for what purpose can we apply for it?

Answer 1

CRB is a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure with in the meaning of sections 115 and 116 of the Police Act 1997....Well you did ask!

CRB is a check that employers use to check out the status of their employees regrading criminal records.

For every new job that requires you to have a CRB you need to have a new CRB check (they dont carry over).

Its used when the employee is working with vulnerable people or will be in contact with children.
Although recently there has been controversy as local governments and other employers have been known to use the check on most of their employees.

The check is in 5 categories,
1)Police records of convictions,cautions,reprimands
&final warnings.
2)Any information held under section 142 of education Act.
3)Protection of Children Act List Information.
4)Protection of vulnerable Adults List information.
5)Any information disclosed at Chief police officers discretion.

For more info try checking out...
go to www.crb.gov.uk
or www.disclosure.gov.uk
or email [e-mail]
or write to
CRB PObox 165,
liverpool,
L69 3JD
or phone [phone]

Answer 2

The CRB is the Criminal Records Bureau. There isn't really a specific purpose or reason that you should apply for a form however an example would be to work a teacher or anything with children.

Answer 3

Its the Criminal Records Bureau. If you are applying for a sensitive job, such as working with children, then your employer will do a CRB check, to see what convictions you have on your record. Even spent convictions will show up

Answer 4

Alice is spot on!...as quoted lol...(by the way Alice its welfare not welfair rights)

I was involved in the initial implementations of the Criminal Records Bureau.

It is available for more than employers to access, but any organisation or group of organisations have to be cleared to make applications for the information the bureau hold on individuals.

They also have to make sure that any information they gain positive or negative about an employee or potential employee, or volunteer etc, is kept secure and not in a general filing system with common access. They have to do this to comply with the Data Protection Act.

An individual can request a check on themselves, but not on just any old Joe in the street, equally, if as a for instance a family wanted to employ a childcarer within their home, the potential childcarer would have to apply for their own record check, the employer would not be able to do this.

I hope that's cleared it up....

In other words...read Alices' answer.

Answer 5

CRB runs a checking service for people wishing to work with young people and children - it does background checks on criminal records etc and has certain levels dependent on in which capacity you may be working with children.

Full information from www.crb.gov.uk

Answer 6

A crb is a police check from criminal records beuero sorry cant spell that one ,,to see if you are good enough to work with kids basiclly

Answer 7

It's a check carried out by the Criminal Records Bureau and is often required when people apply for jobs in sensitive areas such as mental health, schools, police etc. It's basically your history of criminal activity - convictions etc.

Answer 8

It's a criminal records check and it's usually for checking out employees intended for work with vulnerable 'service users'