What is the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)?
A. The CRB is a government initiative ‘the ASA’ uses; its purpose is to help organisations make more informed recruitment decisions. The CRB Perform checks on volunteers and employees who are working in contact with children or vulnerable adults. The CRB provides a regulated ‘one stop’ service for England and Wales offering access to records held by the police together with those held by the Department of Health and the Department of Education. The Disclosure Services enables organisations to make more thorough recruitment checks for positions that involve regular contacts with children and vulnerable adults. Completion of the disclosure application form is integral to safeguarding and protects children and coaches, teachers, helpers and any other volunteer or employee who has contact or may have contact with children and vulnerable adults.
