Depending on the role for which a candidate has applied, employers may need to find out whether or not the individual has any criminal convictions before he or she can start work.
Employers can check job applicants’ criminal records with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). HR departments normally deals with DBS disclosures.
The UK’s fraud prevention service CIFAS and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have launched a free guide...
The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has become self-funding for the first time, it revealed today.Despite recent criticism of the service,...
Leicester University recently conducted a survey among a representative sample of 2,000 people, asking whether they would commit fraud if they...
The beleaguered Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has been branded “the least approachable organisation in the public sector” by its second...
The Home Office today insisted HR staff should have faith in the Criminal Records Bureau despite a blunder which meant...
The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has launched its first web service – allowing customers to see what stage their requests are at....
The government has launched a new drive to cut crime by getting offenders into training and jobs.Education and skills secretary,...
The use of temporary staff by employers in the public and voluntary sectors could be dramatically reduced after the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) changed its policy on background checks for temps
Hundreds of police officers could have criminal records for assault, actual bodily harm and possessing offensive weapons, it has been revealed
Police forces across the UK need a national framework for vetting new recruits to ensure criminals do not become officers, senior police chiefs have warned.
Depending how often the CRB checks are repeated, this must be a very good idea and will only minimise the risk to our children ('Union claims CRB checks on existing school staff are waste of money', PersonnelToday.com, 3 February)
Employers that abuse the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosure service could be banned from carrying out any checks on job applicants when new regulations come into force in April this year
In the climate of fear and mistrust brought about by the revelation that sex offenders have been working in schools, it is understandable that employers might be over-zealous in their vetting of potential recruits.
Nacro, the charity for ex-offenders, has called for the introduction of a new licensing authority to stamp out discrimination as...
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has welcomed Ruth Kelly’s announcement that all new school staff and supply teachers used...
