Comments on: The madness of the CRB check. http://highbarnet.org/2009/08/17/the-madness-of-the-crb-check/ News from High Barnet Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Duncan Macdonald http://highbarnet.org/2009/08/17/the-madness-of-the-crb-check/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Duncan Macdonald Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:58:19 +0000 http://highbarnet.org/2009/08/17/the-madness-of-the-crb-check/#comment-238 Thanks for the info. Lets hope they roll out the new scheme to the people who want me to have CRB's asap. Thanks for the info. Lets hope they roll out the new scheme to the people who want me to have CRB's asap.

]]> By: thechristophe http://highbarnet.org/2009/08/17/the-madness-of-the-crb-check/comment-page-1/#comment-237 thechristophe Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:39:33 +0000 http://highbarnet.org/2009/08/17/the-madness-of-the-crb-check/#comment-237 There was some outrage over the last few weeks about the Independent Safeguarding Authority, as children's authors would have to register to go to schools as they would be in contact with children, that issue aside however, this is what the scheme, to be launched this October with a further phase in during July 2010 and November 2010, aims to do.<br /><br />Users will register with the ISA (and get a free CRB check-wahey!). Your registration number will then be with you for as long as you need to be in contact with children or vulnerable adults and you can de-register if you move into employment outside these categories. <br /><br />Each time you would usually do a new CRB check, you simply refer the employer to your ISA registration number. They do a quick check online (insert security here to ensure they whole world can't check up on you) and find out if you are barred or not.<br /><br />As past employers and police forces are constantly referring any information that comes to light to the ISA (and it is illegal for them to not report this information), the ISA is kept up to date and you don't need to do a new CRB check every time.<br /><br />Incidentally, I don't think you need to do so many CRB checks in short notice. Refer those asking for you to do checks to this page: http://www.crb.gov.uk/guidance/rb_guidance/portability.aspx it might help.<br /><br />Hope that makes sense There was some outrage over the last few weeks about the Independent Safeguarding Authority, as children's authors would have to register to go to schools as they would be in contact with children, that issue aside however, this is what the scheme, to be launched this October with a further phase in during July 2010 and November 2010, aims to do.

Users will register with the ISA (and get a free CRB check-wahey!). Your registration number will then be with you for as long as you need to be in contact with children or vulnerable adults and you can de-register if you move into employment outside these categories.

Each time you would usually do a new CRB check, you simply refer the employer to your ISA registration number. They do a quick check online (insert security here to ensure they whole world can't check up on you) and find out if you are barred or not.

As past employers and police forces are constantly referring any information that comes to light to the ISA (and it is illegal for them to not report this information), the ISA is kept up to date and you don't need to do a new CRB check every time.

Incidentally, I don't think you need to do so many CRB checks in short notice. Refer those asking for you to do checks to this page: http://www.crb.gov.uk/guidance/rb_guidance/portability.aspx it might help.

Hope that makes sense

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