“Children and vulnerable adults have been protected from over 60,000 unsuitable people as a direct result of CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) checks in the last three years" CRB Annual Report
CRVS offer three types of CR check – Basic, Standard and Enhanced Disclosure
Basic Disclosure
A Basic Disclosure (termed as a "criminal conviction certificate" in Part V of the Police Act 1997) is the lowest level of Disclosure and is available to anyone for any purpose, on payment of the appropriate fee. It contains details of convictions considered unspent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 or state that there are no such convictions. It is not job-specific or job related and may be used more than once.
Employers and volunteering organisations are entitled to ask prospective employees / volunteers to obtain a Basic Disclosure as pre-employment check.
Standard Disclosure
Also referred to as a Standard Disclosure. These are primarily for posts that involve working with children or vulnerable adults. Standard checks may also be issued for people entering certain professions, such as members of the legal and accountancy professions. The Standard check contains details of all convictions held on the PNC including current and 'spent' convictions as well as details of any cautions, reprimands or final warnings. If a position involves working with children, the CR check will indicate whether information is held on three government lists of those who are banned from working with children or the vulnerable.
The check will evidence current criminal record, unspent convictions and spent convictions. Normally open to people working in a position of trust.
Enhanced Disclosure
Also referred to as an Enhanced Disclosure. These are for posts that involve a far greater degree of contact with children or vulnerable adults. In general the type of work will involve regularly caring for, supervising, training or being in sole charge of such people. Examples include a Teacher, Scout or Guide leader. Enhanced checks are also issued for certain statutory purposes such as gaming and lottery licences.
This level of check involves an additional level of check to those carried out for the Standard CR check - a check on local police records. Where local police records contain additional information that may be relevant to the post the applicant is being considered for, the Chief Officer of police may release information for inclusion in an Enhanced check. Exceptionally, and in a very small number of circumstances (typically to protect the integrity of current police investigations), additional information may be sent under separate cover to the Countersignatory and should not be revealed to the applicant.
The check will evidence current criminal record, unspent convictions, spent convictions, cautions, warnings, reprimands and any other information the Police may wish to disclose about the applicant. Open to people working with children and vulnerable adults.
Overseas Criminal Records Check
Criminal History Checks are available from overseas Police Forces and CRVS will check to ensure that your applicant’s details do not appear on them.
Contact us for more information and to discuss your requirements
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