CRB Checks
BAND offers a comprehensive Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosure service which is available to our full and affiliated member groups, for paid or voluntary staff working with children or young people. There is a limit of 50 x checks per group per year, all of our checks are processed as Enhanced Disclosures. The Enhanced Disclosure contains details of all convictions held on the Police National Computer including current and ‘spent’ convictions as well as details of any cautions, reprimands or final warnings. In addition, the Enhanced Disclosure includes a check on local police records. Where local police records contain additional information that might be relevant to the post the applicant is being considered for, the Chief Officer of police may release information for inclusion in an Enhanced Disclosure. We cannot run checks on staff who would normally be checked by Ofsted.
How to Access CRB Checks through BAND
BAND member groups sign a contract with BAND to have access to the Disclosure Service. BAND in turn has a contractual agreement with the Criminal Records Bureau to run checks. Given the sensitive nature of information being processed, it is essential that a high degree of confidentiality is maintained. Any breach of confidentiality by BAND or our member groups will be treated as a breach of contract and result in the service being withdrawn. Once a group has contracted into the scheme, BAND will supply them with the necessary forms to request a check, together with guidance notes on how to complete them. It is essential that forms are completed correctly.
Click here for a Microsoft Word version of the BAND 1 form.
Fees
- £40 for each paid staff member
- £5 for each voluntary staff member
If you are already a full or affiliated member of BAND and you would like to contract into the CRB Check system, you can phone us on 0117 914 3007 or email us at crbchecks@bandltd.org.uk For information on how to become a member of BAND, click here
For further information, please contact Disclosure Service, CRB, P.O. Box 91, Liverpool, L69 2UH, or CRB Info line: 0870 90 90 811. Website: www.crb.gov.uk.