Do students on work placements or work experience need to have a CRB check?
Students over the age of 18 years who, as part of their professional qualification, are required to undertake a clinical placement will require a CRB check. The level of check is dependent on whether they are appointed in a regulated or controlled activity, or a controlled activity within a specified place, with children and/or vulnerable adults and this activity is carried out frequently, intensively or overnight. The check may be obtained by the Higher Education Institution (HEI) but there remains a duty on the employer providing the clinical placement to seek written assurances from the educational body that appropriate clearances have been obtained for the position they will be undertaking. Many students will be required to move frequently to new placements during their training, it is therefore recommended that they have a CRB check at the start of their training course and again when they first start their employment in the NHS.
