Integrity Holdings Ltd is an official umbrella body providing access to the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) service.
Through our official status, we will provide the following services:
- Confirmation and validation of the information provided by an applicant on the application form.
- Establish the true identity of an applicant, through the examination of a range of documents using guidance provided by the CRB.
- Ensure the application form is fully completed and the information it contains is accurate.
- Countersign applications to confirm that the organisation has an entitlement to access criminal record information.
Integrity Holdings Ltd fully complies with all of the regulations cited in the CRB’s Code of Practice whilst undertaking these services.
From 26th July 2010 the CRB will introduce the new application form to coincide with the ISA registration element of the Vetting and Barring Scheme. The new form can be used to apply for:
ISA registration only - £72.00
ISA registration with an enhanced CRB check - £76.00
Enhanced CRB check only - £43.50
Standard CRB check - £33.50
A specimen of the new form is enclosed with this letter and displayed on our website. By letting you know what the form looks like you should have plenty of time to familiarise yourself with it and organise training for your staff.
Please do not use the specimen form for submissions – we will send you forms as soon as we receive them after 26th April
- The new forms cannot be used until 28th June 2010 and correctly completed forms received after this date will be held unprocessed until 26th July 2010.
- Any new style application forms received prior to this date will be returned
- Current application forms will not be accepted after 26th July 2010.
Please note that:
- Any remaining stocks of the existing forms should be destroyed securely
- The latest date for ordering the current application forms is 12th July 2010
- Telephone applications must be submitted no later than 23rd July 2010
- Current forms received after 26th July 2010 will be rejected
Process and Key dates
26th January 2010 Specimen forms sent to all Lead and countersignatories
26th April 2010 Supply of new forms sent out
28th June 2010 CRB accepts new application form
12th July 2010 Orders for current application forms no longer accepted
23rd July 2010 Telephone application channel closed
26th July 2010 CRB starts to process on new application forms
26th July 2010 Old application forms no longer accepted by CRB
26th July 2010 Telephone application channel re-opens
About the Criminal Records Bureau
Established in March 2002, the CRB acts as an information point for organisations checking police records and, in relevant cases, information held by the Department of Health (DoH) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). There are two levels of CRB check currently available: Standard and Enhanced Disclosures.
The two CRB checks are available in circumstances where an employer is entitled to ask exempted questions under the Exceptions Order to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. This includes any organisation whose staff or volunteers work with children or vulnerable adults. CRB checks are issued free to volunteers.
For more information about the Criminal Records Bureau, please click here :
Standard Disclosure
A Standard Disclosure is primarily available to anyone involved in working with children or vulnerable adults, as well as certain other occupations and entry into professions as specified in the Exceptions Order to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Standard Disclosures reveal current and previous convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings held on the Police National Computer System. If the post involves working with children or vulnerable adults, the following may also be searched:
- Protection of Children Act (POCA) List.
- Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) List.
- Information that is held under Section 142 of the Education Act 2002 (formerly known as List 99).
Enhanced Disclosure
This is the highest level of inspection available to anyone involved in regularly caring for, training, supervising or being in sole charge of vulnerable adults or those aged under 18. It is also available in certain licensing purposes and judicial appointments, as well as adoption and fostering applications. Enhanced Disclosures contain the same information as the Standard Disclosure but with an ‘extra level’ of inspection. Any relevant and proportionate information held by the local police forces is included in the Enhanced Disclosure.
Fees
Standard Disclosure £40 (including administration fee)
Enhanced Disclosure £44 (including administration fee)
POVA First Disclosure £8 (including administration fee)
Integrity Holdings Ltd recognises that the information contained in the Standard and Enhanced Disclosures can be extremely sensitive and personal. We therefore comply fully with the Criminal Record Bureau’s Code of Practice and employers’ guidance for recipients of disclosures to ensure that they are handled fairly and used properly.
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