Crb Certificate

[fruitsalad]

When a employer sends for a CRB check do they get the certificate or does the employee, get it sent to them.

[Buenchico]

It's a DBS certificate these days (and has been for years). It's posted to the person who is applying for employment (or as a volunteer), not to the employer/voluntary body.

[Helewel]

As buenchico says it is now DBS.
There is some info here which may help
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-disclosure-and-barring-service-is-created

[pixie374]

Interesting link. I got one with a hospice last year and it was sent to them because they paid for it. Apparently that should have changed in 2013.

[NoMercy]

I've had loads done and I've always had a copy come to me.

[pixie374]

I never have had, except when I paid for it (with an agency). They seem to worry you will go off and use it somewhere else.

[Helewel]

I used to get crb certs sent to me but haven't had any from the dbs although I'm sure my employer will have renewed it as necessary.

[Helewel]

That's another thing. They weren't portable so one was required for each role. I had to have two running concurrently at one time.

[pixie374]

Yes... employers always wanted a new one.

[EDDIE51]

Yes it's one for each role. I know a man who is a school teacher and also a Scout leader . He needs two DBS certificates even though the scout group meet in the same school hall where he teaches.

[Buenchico]

Further to the comments above . . .

DBS certificates can now become 'portable' between different employers (and/or voluntary organisations) if the applicant pays £13 per year to stay registered with the update service:
https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

[sapelesam]

Asked my wife, GP practice. The practice applies and pays. When the DBS is completed, the practice is sent a code to see the result online. The person involved gets the documents in the post. Hope that helps.

[jourdain2]

I had to get (yet another) one when I began helping the slow readers in our local Sec.school. I refused to do it and the School did it for me, with my attendance to answer questions.

I have an issue with this. In the 1990's I was a very active High Jump coach in the North. I was in demand all-over the place. Every club needed me to get a new clearance. I couldn't see the point of this as I was already cleared as a teacher with 2 Local Authorities and the Chief Constable (fed-up of the applications) wrote me an authorisation letter - to no avail, everyone had to stick by the rules. Eventually, I got fed-up and just stopped doing it - to the detriment of a lot of kids.

Back to OP - the 'employer' did it and I received the letter - which I have lost, 'cos I don't think I need to be certificated after my long history. If they want me, they can do it. I give them over 2 hours per week and they would have to pay me quite a lot if I went as a qualified teacher. The system annoys me considerably - surely 1 CRB check should suffice?