Criminal Records Bureau Services
Introduction
West Midlands Special Needs Transport Ltd is a registered Umbrella body with the Criminal Records Bureau. This means that we can process applications for a criminal records check on behalf of other organisations. An organisation may want to check the criminal background of its staff and volunteers for a number of reasons, the most common being to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm.
Types of checks available
Standard
Standard checks can be applied for by people entering certain professions, such as members of the legal and accountancy professions and applying for specified licences. A Standard check contains details of all convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings held on the Police National Computer (PNC)
Please note: A Standard check cannot reveal if a person is ISA- registered or barred from working with children or vulnerable adults.
Enhanced
This is the highest level of check available to anyone involved in regulated activity for a regulated activity provider working with children or vulnerable adults. It is also available in certain licensing purposes and judicial appointments. Enhanced checks contain the same information as the Standard check but also include a check of the new barred lists and any relevant and proportionate information held by the local police forces.
How Much Does the Disclosure Cost?
CRB Check Enhanced Disclosure
The CRB charge for an Enhanced Search is £36.00.
If there are less than 15 applications we charge £15.25 per application to cover the administration involved.
CRB Check Standard Disclosure
The CRB charge for a Standard Search is £26.00.
If there are less than 15 applications we charge £15.25 per application
If you have more than 15 people, we then charge £10.25 per application.
CRB Volunteers Check
If the applicant is applying for a disclosure to cover Voluntary work, the disclosure itself costs nothing but West Midlands Special Needs Transport Ltd charge £5.25 to cover the administration involved.
What Happens Next?
First, your organisation will need to nominate a person or persons to be our main contact and signature. We will email that person all of the information they need to register with us, including sample policies and a copy of our contract. On receipt of your signed contract we will forward as many Disclosure Application Forms to you as you think you will need. We then check and process your completed Disclosure Application Forms before sending them to the Criminal Records Bureau to be processed.
After the Criminal Records Bureau has processed the applications they will send out two background checks. One will be sent to the applicant and the other will be sent to us. We will send that check to your organisation for you to make their recruitment or retention decision. This check must then be destroyed by the yourself six months following the recruitment decision has been made. To do otherwise is a criminal offence.
Further Assistance
For further information or if you require assistance filling in the forms do not hesitate to contact Emma Ayres or Rowan Parry on 0121 333 3107 or email emma.ayres@ringandride.org and we will be happy to assist you.
Useful Websites
http://www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk