Criminal Records Bureau Criminal Record Check Disclosure Levels
Basic CRB Checks
A Basic Disclosure is a criminal record check (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.
This disclosure contains details of convictions considered unspent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 or state that there are no such convictions. This type of Disclosure is only issued to the applicant. It is not job-specific or job related and may be used more than once.
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Standard CRB Checks
This is a criminal record check certificate as defined under Section 113(3) of the Police Act 1997. This criminal background check certificate contains details of all convictions on record, plus details of any cautions, warnings or reprimands.
This level of disclosure would be for individuals who are involved with working with children or are in regular contact with vulnerable adults, accountancy occupations and some health services. If a Standard Disclosure is required for a position working, with children, it will also give any information on government lists of people considered unsuitable to work with children.
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Enhanced CRB Checks
This is an enhanced criminal record check certificate as defined under Section 115(6) of the Police Act 1997. These contain all the details on a Standard Disclosure but also involve an extra level of ploice check. Checking with local police authorities as well as the Police National Computer and relevant government lists, it is the decision of the Chief Constable in the relevant police authority as to what, if any, information is disclosed.
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Voluntary CRB Checks
Volunteers CRB Check
Standard or Enhanced Volunteer CRB checks are available to people who work with children or vulnerable adults, and are unpaid ie no payment at all is received for the work they do.
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POVAFirst
Checks are available in only very exceptional circumstances, where a care worker may be allowed to start work in a care home, for a domiciliary care agency, or as an adult placement carer before a CRB check has been issued.
From 20 January 2009, the new Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) will take over responsibility from the Secretary of State (SoS) for the making of barring decisions on new referrals under the POCA, POVA and List 99 schemes.
An Adult First Check costs just £17.88 incl. VAT.
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Personnelchecks (trading as CRB Express) is a registered umbrella body of the Criminal Records Bureau