CRB Checks?

Steve_B · 30 September 2010, 19:07

How easy to arrange?
How quick?
How much?

As an employer, would you expect employee to arrange and pay or meet the cost yourself?

Thanks
Steve

Kernow Buoy · 30 September 2010, 19:14

I had to have one done to coach rugby (honest!

), Disclosure Scotland was the cheapest and quickest by far, easy to do apply online.

martini · 30 September 2010, 19:46

Is there a legal requirement for you to have CRB checks on your employees?

PeterR · 30 September 2010, 19:51

Expect the employee to pay for it

martini · 30 September 2010, 19:54

You're probably best getting your own rather than relying on the fake one your serial rapist employee provided

zookeeper · 30 September 2010, 20:03

why do need your staff to have CRBs? Do they work with unaccompanied children?youths?
Or is it for your own piece of mind? We have them at the zoo but only because we work within schools and have schools and colleges visit. We dont have to be CRB checked by law its an optional thing and the trust pay for it.

Seabay · 30 September 2010, 20:27

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Originally Posted by martini

Is there a legal requirement for you to have CRB checks on your employees?

I don't think there is a legal requirement,

However as always you have a duty of care towards your customers that you employ fit and proper people if they provide a service on your behalf.

or I could be completely wrong

)

Pikey Dave · 30 September 2010, 21:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by 250kts

How easy to arrange?
How quick?
How much?

As an employer, would you expect employee to arrange and pay or meet the cost yourself?

Thanks
Steve

Schools pay around £70 for an enhanced CRB check which allows unrestricted access to children under 16. For an "ordinary" check the cost is around £20, this allows accompanied access to young children & un-accompanied access to over 16s & vulnerable adults. Normally the employer pays & it has to be renewed every 3 years. Capita carry out the checks, normally takes 4 weeks.

Steve_B · 30 September 2010, 22:13

Possible new operation, required as part of the conditions ......

zookeeper · 01 October 2010, 21:40

just as a point of interest i had a meeting today with RNLI manager and RNLI educators we no longer need CRB checks for our work within schools or other educational facilities. Cant quite see why you would need them,unless you are working unsupervised with children or youths.

chewy · 01 October 2010, 22:59

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Originally Posted by zookeeper

just as a point of interest i had a meeting today with RNLI manager and RNLI educators we no longer need CRB checks for our work within schools or other educational facilities. Cant quite see why you would need them,unless you are working unsupervised with children or youths.

For some reason, crew don't need them but if you want to work in an RNLI shop you do?

zookeeper · 02 October 2010, 12:55

thats in case you have an previous for stealing fridge magnets or tea towels...

its all a bit odd, tea towel anyone?

Jizm · 02 October 2010, 17:51

I have just had one as I work for a college now. Took a while but a legal requirement for education so the employer paid for it. Some of my contractors have to have it aswell depending on which part of campus they work on.

m chappelow · 03 October 2010, 00:31

i visit schools /youth groups as part of my work for the RNLI and out of around 130 visits or so , ironicaly,,only once have i ever been asked to show my c.r.b ,
the same school also wanted a risk assesment longer than the gettysburg address just for bringing a Dclass inflatable onto a school field,

RNLI policy is that there has to be at least 2 other adults present when doing education work,, we also work on the basis if the teacher goes out of the room ,,,we go too .

topsplodge · 04 October 2010, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by 250kts

How easy to arrange?
How quick?
How much?

As an employer, would you expect employee to arrange and pay or meet the cost yourself?

Thanks
Steve

easy but takes some weeks for the documents to come through probably not need them unless coming into contact with children or v.adults alone. I work with disclosuresdotcodotu on 08718 727 800 they can answer questions and take care of applications online for small requirements.