Millions of employees and volunteers will no longer have to apply for a new criminal records check every time they apply for a job, the Home Office announced today. Individuals will only need to apply ...

Almost three million background checks were carried out on people in England and Wales last year, says privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch. Some 2,981,958 checks were made in the 12 months to 18 ...

Image caption, CRB checks require the disclosure of all criminal convictions or cautions, regardless of their relevance to the job. 25 January 2013 Blanket criminal records checks are not "compatible" ...

What is a CRB check? A Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check provides details of an individual’s criminal record and, for certain positions, information held by local police forces and the Independent ...

Criminal Records Bureau outlines five-year strategy... The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has outlined initial plans for integrating ID cards into the criminal record vetting process as part of a ...

A Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) spokesperson told Computer Weekly, "There are no plans for the CRB to take or retain applicants' fingerprints in a database." Computer Weekly reported last week that ...

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Teachers should have the right to appeal against unfounded allegations appearing on their Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks, MPs were told. Teacher support groups and unions told the Commons ...

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Councils in Kent and East Sussex have been accused of carrying out unjustified Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks for job applicants. Ex-offenders charities said the checks for posts such as beach ...